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Banco BBVA Argentina's (BBAR) shares were 3.7% lower in recent premarket activity Thursday after the company overnight reported a year-over-year drop in Q2 earnings and net interest income.
The South American lender reported Q2 earnings late Wednesday of 271 Argentine pesos ($0.21) per American depository share, down from 544 pesos a year earlier.
Two analysts polled by FactSet expected 204.36 pesos.
Net interest income for the quarter ended June 30 was 591.81 billion pesos, down from 946.05 billion pesos a year earlier.
One analyst polled by FactSet expected 542.92 billion pesos.