LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - British mobile phone groupVodafone reported a better-than-expected 4.3 percentrise in core earnings in the first half of the year, helped byimproving trading in European markets like Germany and Italy.
The world's second biggest mobile operator reported earningsbefore interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of 7.9billion euros, beating a 7.8 billion euro consensus forecast.
Organic service revenue was up 2.4 percent in thesecond-quarter, unexpectedly ahead of the 2.2 percent record inthe first quarter and ahead of consensus, it said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)