Handelsbanken Posts Higher Q2 Profit
July 17, 2013 at 05:09 AM EDT
Swedish bank Svenska Handelsbanken AB (OTC: SVNLY ) reported a surge in its second-quarter net profit. Handelsbanken's quarterly net profit gained to SEK3.70 billion, from SEK3.33 billion, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting a profit of SEK3.42 billion. Its net interest income increased to SEK6.67 billion from SEK6.58