12:06 PM EST - Bank of Nova Scotia : Canada's third largest bank by assets, said profit climbed for the 14th straight quarter, led by its international businesses in Mexico and the Caribbean. Net income rose 11 percent to $897 million, or 89 cents a share, from $811 million, or 80 cents, a year ago. Scotiabank also boosted its quarterly dividend by 7.8 percent to 42 cents a share. Bank of Nova Scotia
shares T.BNS are trading down 39 cents at $51.18.
