DNB Bank 1Q Net Interest Income NOK14.6B

By Dominic Chopping

DNB Bank ASA on Thursday posted a forecast-beating first-quarter net profit amid higher net interest income.

Norway’s largest lender made a profit attributable to shareholders of 10.19 billion Norwegian kroner ($957.9 million), compared with NOK7.39 billion a year earlier. Net interest income rose 40% to NOK14.6 billion,…