Danske Bank beats fourth quarter net profit expectations

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danske Bank beat fourth quarter net profit expectations on Wednesday and said it expects to earn a net profit of 8-10 billion Danish crowns in 2020. Denmark's biggest lender reported a net profit of 5.0 billion Danish crowns (£567.4 million), topping the 4.4 billion forecast by analysts on average, Refinitiv Eikon data showed. It said it would pay a dividend of 8.5 per share for 2019, above the 7.29 crowns forecast by analysts, and corresponding to 49% of reported net..