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DBS second quarter net profit up 15 percent, sees some uncertainty in H2

People pass a Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) branch in Singapore in this August 1, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - DBS Group Holdings (DBSM.SI), Singapore's biggest bank, on Monday posted a better-than-expected 15 percent rise in second-quarter net profit, helped by an eight basis point jump in interest rate margin and healthy loan growth.

DBS increased its first-half dividend to 30 cents a share from 28 cents a year ago.

Net profit rose to S$1.117 billion (£524.79 million) for the April-June period, from S$969 million in the same period a year earlier. The result was above an average forecast of S$1.06 billion from seven analysts polled by Reuters.

DBS said its second-half outlook has some uncertainty, but loan and business pipelines remain healthy.

(Reporting by Saeed Azhar; Editing by Richard Pullin)