** Shares of Metropolitan Bank Holding MCB.N rise 18.3% to $36.4 in premarket trading,
following quarterly results
** Co posts Q1 EPS of $2.25, beating analyst est. of $1.79- Refinitiv IBES data
** Revenue for the quarter rose 21.2% to $65.5 mln from a year ago
** Q1 net interest income jumped 25.5% to $58.5 mln, from same period last year
** Quarterly net income was $25.1 mln, an increase of 31.8% from a year ago
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 47.5% YTD
(Reporting by Khushi Singh)
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