Bengaluru — Harley-Davidson beat expectations for profit on Tuesday and stuck to its full-year shipment forecast, allaying fears of another major hit from European import tariffs and a further slump in sales in its main US market.

Shares of the company rose 7% in pre-market trading as it posted the first rise in international sales in a year during the third quarter and a 3.6% dip in US retail motorcycle sales — the smallest decline in nearly three years...

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