SAO PAULO (AP) _ Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $1.16 billion.

The bank, based in Sao Paulo, said it had earnings of 12 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 12 cents per share.

The financial holding company posted revenue of $9.46 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $5.6 billion, missing Street forecasts.

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