STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Finnish telecom equipment supplier Nokia on Thursday reported a 27% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit, hurt by lower demand for 5G gear across North America and a slowdown in markets such as India, but still beat expectations. Comparable earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell to 846 million euros ($920.19 million) from 1.15 billion euros a year earlier, beating the 767.5 million euros expected by analysts in an LSEG poll. Nokia, however, saw improvement in gross margins boosting profits as sales of products shifted towards software, which brings in higher margi…