July 16 (Reuters) - Bank of America's ( BAC ) profit

rose in the second quarter as its traders brought in more

revenue from tumultuous markets in the second quarter, it said

on Wednesday.

The bank's profit was $7.1 billion, or 89 cents per share,

for the three months ended June 30, compared with $6.9 billion,

or 83 cents per share, a year earlier.