BRIEF-CGI Q2 Earnings Per Share C$1.04 Excluding Items

May 2 (Reuters) - CGI Group Inc:

* CGI REPORTS STRONG Q2 FISCAL 2018 RESULTS

* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.04 EXCLUDING ITEMS

* Q2 REVENUE C$3.0 BILLION VERSUS I/B/E/S VIEW C$2.88 BILLION

* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.94

* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.04 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S

* QUARTER-END BOOKINGS OF $3.5 BILLION

* AT END OF MARCH, BACKLOG STOOD AT $22.0 BILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: