Listed banks post better results in first quarter

Operating income of 33 lenders goes up by 15.4% y-o-y to $189.4 billion

The operating income of most of the 33 Chinese banks listed on the mainland and in Hong Kong saw double digit growth during the first quarter of this year.

According to incomplete statistics, the 33 listed lenders realized a total operating income of 1.3 trillion yuan ($189.38 billion) in the first quarter, up 15.4 percent year-on-year.