Q3 profits slide.
Strength on the capital markets helped most of the country’s biggest banks report improved third-quarter results, but combined profits at the top five banks slipped to $7.63 billion.
A year ago, Canada’s big banks — Royal Bank, TD Bank, Scotiabank, CIBC and Bank of Montreal combined to earn $7.8 billion in the same period.
The decline was due to lower third-quarter earnings at Scotiabank and TD Bank.