Bank of Chongqing (HKG:1963, SHA:601963) recorded a 5.4% rise in profit in the first half of 2025 to 3.19 billion yuan from 3.03 billion yuan in the year-ago period, a late Aug. 22 Hong Kong bourse filing said.

Shares of the Chinese lender were down 1% in Monday afternoon trading.

Earnings per share were 0.71 yuan in the half year, up from 0.68 yuan in the corresponding period of the last year.

Net interest income rose 12% to 5.86 billion yuan in the interim period from 5.22 billion yuan a year prior.