09:56 AM EST - BMO Financial Group : reported that its second-quarter net income available to common shareholders was $711 million, up from $332 million share in the same quarter last year. On a per share basis, net income was $1.26, up from $0.61 in the year-ago quarter. Cash net income rose to $752 million, from $368 million in the year-ago quarter. Cash earnings increased to $1.28 per share from $0.63 per share in the year-ago quarter. Total revenues for the quarter were $3.049 billion, compared to $2.655 billion in the prior-year quarter. BMO Financial Group
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