Mizuho books 19% rise in second-quarter net profit, raises annual forecast
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T booked a 19% rise in second-quarter net profit, it said on Friday. Japan's third-largest banking group generated 473.6 billion yen ($2.96 billion) net profit over the July-September period, compared to 399.4 billion yen over the same period a year earlier.
It raised its annual profit forecast to 1.6 trillion yen from 1.4 trillion yen for the 12 months through March 2027.
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