Unicaja Banco SA reported second-quarter attributable net income of €47 million, up from €34 million in the same period in 2017.

Net interest income rose on a yearly basis to €151 million from €146 million, while net fees dipped to €55 million from €56 million.

Operating expenses stood at €155 million, compared to the year-ago €160 million. Provisions and others amounted to €25 million, down from €118 million a year earlier.

For the first half, the Spanish lender's attributable net income increased year over year to €105 million from €86 million.

Unicaja Banco's fully loaded common equity Tier 1 ratio stood at 13.5% as of June 30, compared to 12.8% at the end of 2017. The phased-in CET1 ratio reached 15.3% as of June 30, up 0.8 percentage point year-to-date.