Bank of St Petersburg Q1 net profit 2.1 bln rbls

Bank of St Petersburg (BSPB.MM), one of Russia's largest listed non-state banks, posted 2.1 billion roubles ($75.8 million) in first quarter net profit, a six-fold increase on a year ago.
A poll of analysts showed average expectations for 1.7 billion roubles in net profit for the period.
Net interest income rose by 5.9 percent to 3.3 billion roubles. The loan book increased by 5.2 percent and stood at 212.8 billion roubles as of April 1, the bank said.

News source: Thomson Reuters