ING reports third quarter net result of 1.38 billion euros, beating analyst expectations
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ING Groep NV(INGA.AS), the largest Dutch financial services firm, on Thursday reported a better-than-expected net profit for the third quarter of 1.38 billion euros (1.21 billion pounds).
Analysts polled for Reuters forecast the net profit at 1.30 billion, down from 1.35 billion in the same period a year ago.
($1 = 0.8582 euros)
(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)