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KB Securities nine-month net profit tops 1 trillion won, up 114.9 percent

KB Securities’ net profit for the first three quarters rose 114.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.07 trillion won, the company said on Wednesday. Operating profit more than doubled to 1.43 trillion won as wealth management and sales and trading improved. Investment banking profit fell. Third-quarter results weakened from the previous quarter, with net profit down 39.5 percent. Retail client assets rose 28.6 percent year on year to 263.9 trillion won.