11:50 AM EST - National Bank : Canada's sixth-largest chartered bank, is reporting record first-quarter profit of $240 million, up 11 percent from a year earlier. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, diluted earnings per share rose to $1.43 from $1.26, the Montreal-based firm said Thursday. Analysts' consensus forecast was for earnings of $1.34 a share, before one-time items, according to Thomson Financial. National Bank
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