Financial statements: Jyske Bank buys back shares in the amount of DKK 1bn.

Jyske Bank's shareholders were offered good news by the bank’s financial statements for the second quarter published on Tuesday.

Thanks to its strengthened capital position, Jyske Bank plans to launch a new share buy-back programme of up to DKK 1bn. The programme is to run until the end of the year.

The financial statements for the second quarter revealed a post-tax profit of DKK 811m, and therefore, for the first half of the year, Jyske Bank reports a profit of just above DKK 1.4 bn.

See the full financial statements here.