Canada's Scotiabank posts higher quarterly profit as interest income rises
BNS•Scotiabank reports higher third-quarter profit
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO reported a rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by higher interest income.
The bank reported a net income of C$2.95 billion ($2.13 billion), or C$2.27 per share, for the three months ended July 31, compared with C$2.53 billion, or C$1.84 per share, in the year-ago period.
($1 = 1.3854 Canadian dollars)
