11:10 AM EST - Bank of Nova Scotia : said its second-quarter profit declined 6 percent to $980 million. Canada's second-biggest bank will raise the quarterly payout by two cents to 49 cents per share. Earnings per share for the period ended April 30 were 97 cents, compared to profits of $1.04 billion or $1.03 per share a year earlier. Analysts were expecting earnings per share of $1. Revenue edged up to $3.17 billion, compared with $3.10 billion a year earlier. Bank of Nova Scotia
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