A share-listed firms report higher earnings

Over 600 companies saw profit growth double amid economic restructuring

BEIJING - Listed companies in China reported rapid profit growth in the first half of this year, as the country's structural reform began to bear results.

A total of 3,341 listed companies on the country's two major exchanges reported combined revenue of 18.12 trillion yuan ($2.75 trillion), up 24.1 percent year-on-year, according to data compiled by eastmoney.com, a financial data provider.