UniCredit posts higher-than-expected Q1 profit of 2.6bn

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 7 - Italy's second biggest bank UniCredit on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected Q1 profit of 2.6 billion euros, up around 24% on the same period last year.
    Net earnings were up 7% at 6.3 billion.
    The bank, second only to Intesa Sanpaolo in Italy, upped its 2024 profit forecast to over 8.5 billion euros. (ANSA).