Mizuho books 14% rise in third-quarter profit
02/02/2026 06:38
TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japan's third-largest banking group Mizuho Financial Group 8411.T logged a 14% rise in third-quarter net profit, it said on Monday. Net profit rose to 329.9 billion yen ($2.13 billion) for the October-December period, up from 289.2 billion yen for the same period the previous year. Mizuho maintained its annual profit forecast for the year ending in March 2026 at 1.13 trillion yen, having raised it from 1.02 trillion yen in its report for the previous quarter. ($1 = 154.7800 yen) (Reporting by Anton Bridge; Editing by Tom Hogue) ((Anton.Bridge@thomsonreuters.com;))
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