April 11 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase's ( JPM )

first-quarter profit rose as it earned more from dealmaking.

Earnings were $14.6 billion, or $5.07 a share, for the three

months ended March 31, the biggest U.S. bank said on Friday.

That compares with $13.4 billion, or $4.44 a share, a year

earlier.

(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru and Nupur Anand in New

York, editing by Lananh Nguyen and Sriraj Kalluvila)