Handelsbanken Posts Upbeat Q1 Profit
April 24, 2013 at 04:34 AM EDT
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (OTC: SVNLY ) reported a gain in its first-quarter net profit. Svenska Handelsbanken's quarterly net profit surged to SEK3.47 billion, versus SEK3.27 billion, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting a profit of SEK3.24 billion. Its net interest income declined to SEK6.54 billion from SEK6.56 billion, while