Citigroup: 1Q Earnings Snapshot

FILE- This March 23, 2018, file photo shows the entrance to Citibank at the Citigroup Center in downtown Los Angeles. Citigroup reports earnings Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

NEW YORK (AP) _ Citigroup Inc. (C) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $4.71 billion.

The bank, based in New York, said it had earnings of $1.87 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.78 per share.

The U.S. bank posted revenue of $25.89 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $18.58 billion, which fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $18.76 billion.

Citigroup shares have increased 30 per cent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has risen 16 per cent. The stock has decreased 5 per cent in the last 12 months.

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