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UniCredit Lifts Outlook After Earnings Beat Market Expectations

Higher fee income was driven by particularly strong growth in investment and financing fees

UniCredit said net profit increased to €2.77 billion from €2.56 billion a year earlier.
UniCredit said net profit increased to €2.77 billion from €2.56 billion a year earlier. Photo: yara nardi/Reuters

UniCredit lifted its guidance for the year after first-quarter earnings beat analysts’ expectations, boosted by higher fee income.

The Italian lender said net profit increased to 2.77 billion euros ($3.12 billion) from 2.56 billion euros a year earlier on revenue that grew 2.8% to 6.55 billion euros.

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