April 29 (Reuters) - Danske Bank A/S : * Q1 net interest income 5.3 billion Danish crowns ($811.54 million) versus 5.29 billion crowns seen in reuters poll * Q1 net trading income 1.6 billion crowns versus 1.36 billion crowns seen in reuters poll * Q1 pretax profit 6.27 billion crowns versus 5.68 billion crowns seen in reuters poll * Maintains outlook for net profit for 2016 to be in line with net profit before goodwill impairments for 2015 * Outlook is based on restated financial highlights for 2015 * For net interest income, we expect continued pressure on margins in 2016, while we will benefit from volume growth and lower funding costs * Expects the underlying trend in net fee income that was in 2015 to continue, but does not expect to repeat the high level of remortgaging activity * Expenses are expected to decline from the level in 2015 * Loan impairments are expected to be at a low level * Profit before tax at non-core is expected to be close to zero * Return on shareholders’ equity of at least 12.5 percent in 2018 at the latest remains unchanged Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.5308 Danish crowns) (Gdynia Newsroom)
Danske Bank - 1Q16 pre - tax raised DKK 500 ( $ 500 ##m ) , beating expectations , as the bank was able to navigate through negative interest rates and volatile markets .