TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $4.17 billion.

The bank, based in Toronto, said it had earnings of $2.91 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.94 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.81 per share.

The bank posted revenue of $25.58 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $12.95 billion, also beating Street forecasts.

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