OCBC beats forecasts on Q1 loan growth surge, UOB roughly in line
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp beat expectations with an 11 percent rise to record quarterly net profit, as the consolidation of its newly acquired Hong Kong lender Wing Hang Bank helped it post robust loan growth. But smaller rival United Overseas Bank booked a 1.6 percent rise in first-quarter profit, narrowly missing analysts’ forecasts. Despite a […]
UOB’s Q4 profit up 1.7%, above expectations on strong loan growth
United Overseas Bank, Singapore’s third-biggest lender, posted a 1.7 per cent rise in quarterly profit on the back of strong loan growth, beating analysts’ average forecast. UOB said net profit for the October-December period came in at S$786 million, above an average forecast of S$759 million from six analysts polled by Reuters. It reported a […]
