By Kwanwoo Jun

KB Financial Group Inc.'s second-quarter net profit edged higher thanks to steady loan growth and better income from financial-transaction fees.

Net profit was 992.44 billion Korean won ($826.3 million), compared with KRW991.47 billion in the same quarter a year earlier, the South Korean company said Tuesday. It beat a FactSet consensus forecast for net profit of KRW875.10 billion.

Second-quarter revenue was KRW10.719 trillion, falling 15% compared with the same period a year earlier, while operating profit increased 6.1% to KRW1.390 billion. 



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