Japan's Mizuho books 44% rise in second-quarter profit, raises forecast

Mizuho Financial

14/11/2025 06:36

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T on Friday posted a 44% rise in second-quarter net profit.

Profit for July-September reached 399 billion yen ($2.65 billion) compared to 277 billion yen over the same period a year previously, Japan's third-largest banking group said.

Mizuho hiked its profit forecast to 1.13 trillion yen from 1.02 trillion yen for the financial year to March 2026.

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