10:23 AM EST - Royal Bank of Canada : reported a 27.6 percent jump in its first-quarter profit on Friday after strong earnings across its business divisions, particularly in personal and commercial banking. Canada's biggest bank said it earned $1.49 billion, or $1.14 a share, for the three months ending January 31. That compared with earnings of $1.17 billion, or 89 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. Analysts had expected earnings of 99 cents a share, according to estimates. Royal Bank of Canada
shares T.RY are trading up 88 cents at $54.76.
