05:21 PM EDT, 05/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Manulife Financial ( MFC ) reported Q1 core earnings late Wednesday of CA$0.94 ($0.68) per diluted share, up from CA$0.79 per share a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected CA$0.91.

Separately, the company's board kept its quarterly dividend at CA$0.40 per share, payable June 19 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 22.

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