(Corrects throughout to include results of Handelsbanken’s Danish and Finnish business, which were omitted in group results, to make comparable with analysts’ estimates.)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish banking group Handelsbanken reported a marginally bigger-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter operating earnings on Wednesday.
Operating earnings at the oldest company listed on the Swedish stock exchange rose to 6.53 billion Swedish crowns ($697.43 million) from 5.71 billion to come in just above the 6.40 billion seen by analysts, according to Refinitiv data.
($1 = 9.1335 Swedish crowns)
(Reporting by Niklas Pollard)
