Sony’s profit rises on robust performance for music, films and games

Tokyo-based Sony said its annual profit totalled 1.14 trillion yen (£5.1 billion) (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Japanese technology and entertainment company Sony logged an 18% rise in profit for the fiscal year through March on healthy results at its music and video game operations.

Tokyo-based Sony said its annual profit totalled 1.14 trillion yen (£5.1 billion), up from 970.6 billion yen in the previous fiscal year.