09:51 AM EST - Scotiabank : Reported today a 9 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income, compared with the same time last year. The bank is reporting $2.01 billion of net income for the three months ended Oct. 31, up from $1.84 billion a year earlier. That amounted to $1.57 per share, up 8 percent from $1.45 per share in the fourth quarter. Scotiabank's revenue for the quarter was $6.75 billion, up from $6.13 billion. For the full 2016 financial year, ended Oct. 31, Scotiabank had $7.37 billion or net income, or $5.77 per diluted share, up from $7.21 billion up from $5.67 per share in fiscal 2015. Scotiabank
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