(Telecompaper) Sony more than doubled its net profit in the fiscal first quarter to June, helped by the sale of its shares Spotify and a strong performance in Playstation sales. Net profit rose to JPY 174.8 billion, including a JPY 112.8 billion net gain from the Spotify sale, from JPY 62.70 billion in the year-earlier period. Net sales rose 5 percent to JPY 1.954 trillion, and adjusted operating profit improved 61 percent to JPY 195 billion.