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Standard Chartered posts higher profit on trading gains

The bank’s net profit rose 5.2% to $1.22bn for the three months ended March

Standard Chartered generates much of its profit in Asia
Standard Chartered generates much of its profit in Asia Photo: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg News

Standard Chartered posted a rise in first-quarter net profit due to higher trading income, despite lower earnings from its lending business.

The London-based bank said Thursday that net profit rose 5.2% to $1.22bn for the three months ended March. Quarterly net profit beat the estimate of $797.5m compiled in a poll of analysts by Visible Alpha.

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