DBS Q3 profit up 17% at S$1.01b
Boost comes from higher margins and strong fee and trading income growth
Singapore
DBS Group Holdings posted robust third-quarter results on Friday with net profit rising 17 per cent from a year ago to S$1.01 billion, helped by higher margins and strong growth in fee and trading income. Compared to the second quarter, net profit was 4 per cent higher for South-east Asia's biggest bank.
The earnings exceeded an average forecast of S$971 million from five analysts polled by Reuters.
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