Shares of DBS soared to a record high on Monday after Singapore's largest bank flagged an improvement in net interest income for 2025 and a dividend capital return plan, in line with a jump in fourth-quarter profit that met expectations.

Piyush Gupta, DBS's long-serving chief executive, signed off his 16-year tenure at south-east Asia’s biggest bank with record profits announced on Monday.

The Singapore lender on Monday reported a net profit of 2.62 billion Singapore dollars ($1.93 billion) for the October to December period, up 10% from a year earlier, promising to reward investors amid robust earnings figures.

Investing.com-- Shares of Singapore's largest bank, DBS Group (SGX: DBSM ), jumped to an all-time high on Monday after the company reported an increase in fourth-quarter net profit, and forecasted better net interest income for the current year.

Singapore's biggest bank DBS Group said it expects group net interest income to improve this year and announced a capital return dividend plan on Monday as it posted a 10% rise in fourth-quarter net profit,

DBS will also set aside S$32m for a one-time bonus of S$1,000 to all staff. DBS Bank Limited hit a record performance in 2024, with net profit rising 11% year-on-year (YoY) to S$11.4b (approximately US$8.