UPDATE 2-Shell beats expectations with $10.8 billion profit, hikes buybacks

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* Quarterly buyback lifted to $5 billion from $3 billion previously * Shell confirms record refining margin of $42 a barrel * Average analyst estimate for net profit was $10.3 billion (Adds detail on

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