Feb 10 (Reuters) - KBC KBC.BR reported fourth quarter net income of 1 billion euros ($1.19 billion), narrowly beating the 973 million euros analysts had expected in a consensus compiled by the company.
"Our total income benefited from several factors, including higher net interest income, an increase in trading & fair value income, increased insurance revenues and higher net fee and commission income," the Belgian bank and insurance group said in a press release on Thursday.
($1 = 0.8431 euros)
(Reporting by Jakob Van Calster)
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