Caixabank, which in March 2021 closed the 4.3 billion euros acquisition of Bankia in a defensive deal, said higher income from its insurance business and long-term savings products supported earnings.

Analysts polled by Reuters expected the country's biggest domestic bank to report a net profit of 592 million euros.

($1 = 0.9787 euros)

(Reporting by Jesús Aguado; editing by Inti Landauro)