10:16 AM EST - Royal Bank : Canada's largest bank, reported Thursday a fourth-quarter profit that jumped 142 per cent to a record $1.26 billion. That capped a full-year profit of $4.73 billion, up 40 percent from the previous year. Full-year earnings per share were $3.59 on a diluted basis, compared with a year-earlier $2.57. On average, analysts had forecast quarterly earnings of 90 cents a share, according to Thomson Financial. Royal Bank
shares T.RY are trading up 58 cents at $54.04.
