In the same quarter last year, it was SEK 10.5 billion.
However, net interest income was slightly lower than expected. Analysts had on average forecast net interest income of around SEK 11.0 billion in the most recently completed quarter, according to Bloomberg.
SEB's net commission income, including card fees, rose to SEK 6.7 billion from SEK 6.3 billion in the third quarter of last year. Analysts had expected it to rise to SEK 6.8 billion.
The bank's operating profit fell to SEK 9.4 billion from SEK 9.7 billion.
In connection with the quarterly report, SEB announced that it will pause share buybacks from the turn of the year, in light of continued lending growth and temporarily higher capital requirements.
