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Scotiabank gains on office sale
Bank of Nova Scotia’s quarterly profit rose 57 per cent on the back of a gain from the sale of the corporate headquarters in Toronto, and Canada’s third biggest lender raised its quarterly dividend. Toronto-based Scotiabank said yesterday it had earned C$2.1bn (£1.3bn) in the third quarter ended on 31 July, compared with C$1.3bn a year earlier.