Cenovus Energy rises on higher quarterly profit

U.S.-listed shares of Canadian oil and gas producer Cenovus Energy CVE.TO, CVE.N rise 1.1% to $16.94 premarket

Company posts rise in Q3 profit driven by higher upstream production and refinery throughput volumes

CVE reports net income of C$1.29 billion ($919.85 million) from C$820 million a year earlier

Company posts Q3 total upstream production at 832,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), up from 771,300 boepd a year earlier

CVE reports Q3 total downstream throughput at 710,700 barrels per day (bpd), compared with 642,900 bpd a year earlier

As of last close, stock up 10.6% YTD

($1 = 1.4024 Canadian dollars)