$DBS (D05.SG)$[Blessing][Blessing][Blessing] "...its second-...

"...its second-quarter profit jumped a forecast-beating 48 per cent to a new record.... "

"...net profit hit a quarterly record high of S$2.69 billion (US$2.69 billion) compared to S$1.82 billion a year earlier.This exceeded the average estimate of S$2.41 billion from four analysts surveyed by Refinitiv."

"..DBS' NIM, a key profitability gauge, rose for the sixth consecutive quarter to 2.16 per cent during the quarter from 1.58 per cent a year earlier."

"...Return on equity hit a new quarterly high of 19.2 per cent, up from 13.4 per cent the same quarter a year ago."

"...It declared a dividend of S$0.48 per share. Together with the first-quarter dividend, the total dividend for the first half of 2023 amounted to S$0.90 per share. "