-- DBS Group (SGX:D05) net profit rose 1% in the first quarter to SG$2.93 billion from SG$2.90 billion a year earlier, according to a filing with the Singapore Exchange on Thursday.
Earnings per share rose to SG$4.17 compared with SG$4.11 in the year-ago period. Visible Alpha expected an EPS of SG$0.98.
Total income was up 1% year over year to SG$5.95 billion from SG$5.91 billion.
The board declared an interim one-tier dividend of SG$0.0066 per share and a capital return dividend of SG$0.0015 per share for the period.
The dividend is expected to be paid on or about May 20.
Shares of the bank were up nearly 4% in Thursday trading.