ABN Amro ups NII target after profit beats quarterly expectations
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Dutch lender ABN Amro ABNd.AS on Wednesday raised its annual commercial net interest income guidance to €6.9 billion ($7.7 billion) after third-quarter profit beat market expectations.
In August the bank had raised its annual NII target to €6.8 billion on expectations of higher interest rates.
Quarterly profit grew 52% to €940 million, exceeding the average forecast of €782 million by analysts polled by the bank, as the bank benefited from a one-off gain related to the acquisition of lender NIBC
Its commercial net interest income (NII) rose 15% to €1.82 billion as the return of higher interest rates supported profitability
"The housing market continues to be supported by sound fundamentals, although higher interest rates are expected to temper activity", CEO Marguerite Bérard said in a statement
Operational costs remained largely unchanged as lower staff costs helped offset inflationary pressures
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