<p class="MsoNormal">Honda, which is Japan’s third-largest automaker, now forecasts a full-year operating profit of $4.06 billion (420 billion yen) up from a previous prediction of a $1.94 billion (200 billion yen) profit. The forecast was much higher than the average estimate of $2.5 billion (254.6 billion yen) profit compiled from 19 analysts polled by Refinitiv.</p>
