Uniper net profit plunges in first quarter

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Uniper on Tuesday posted a 83% decline in first-quarter net profit, hurt primarily by its trading and storage division which incurred losses due to the sale of gas volumes bought during the energy crisis.

First-quarter net profit came in at 82 million euros ($93 million), down from 477 million a year earlier, the state-owned company said.

($1 = 0.8833 euros)

(Reporting by Christoph Steitz, Editing by Friederike Heine)