• Hong Leong Finance first-half net profit rose 8.8% to SGD 35.04 million; annualized EPS increased to 15.58 cents.
• Net interest income climbed 8.4% to SGD 96.75 million on a 47.7% drop in deposit costs, outpacing a 27.5% fall in loan yields.
• Fee and commission income more than doubled to SGD 7.92 million; total operating expenses increased 6.7% to SGD 64.91 million.
• Net loan assets rose 3.9% to SGD 12.57 billion; deposits and balances of customers increased 4.9% to SGD 12.9 billion.
• Interim dividend increased to 2.85 cents a share, payable Sept. 4.

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