** Shares of Goldman Sachs GS.N rise 2.36% to $506.12 premarket
** GS reports rise in Q1 profit as market volatility led to record revenue in equities trading and boosted fixed income results
** Wall Street giant's profit rose to $4.74 billion, or $14.12 per share, for three months ended March 31, compared with $4.13 billion, or $11.58 per share, a year earlier
** GS' Q1 investment banking fees fell 8% to $1.9 billion
** Q1 provisions for credit losses fell to $287 million, compared with $318 million a year ago
** As of last close, GS shares fell 13.7% YTD
(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Prakhar.srivastava2@thomsonreuters.com))
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