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| | Bloomberg.com: Canada |
 | | Bank of Montreal, the first Canadian lender to report fourth-quarter earnings, said in a statement that net income rose 4.8 percent to C$696 million, or C$1.35 a share, from C$664 million, or C$1.28 a year earlier. |
 | | Bank of Montreal aims to increase profit by 5 percent to 10 percent again next year, and is targeting the ``low end'' of that range, Chief Financial Officer Karen Maidment said on the conference call. |
 | | Bank of Montreal said profit for fiscal 2006 rose to a record C$2.66 billion, up from C$2.4 billion, or C$4.63 a share, in the previous year. |
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