09:52 AM EDT, 08/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the latest stock movement in the first paragraph and headline.)

Bank of Nova Scotia ( BNS ) shares were up nearly 5% in recent Tuesday trading after the company posted higher fiscal Q3 results.

The company reported fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings early Tuesday of $1.88 Canadian dollars ($1.36) per diluted share, up from CA$1.63 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected CA$1.73.

Total revenue for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, calculated as the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, was CA$9.49 billion, up from CA$8.36 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected CA$9.31 billion.

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