Aug 23 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO
* Royal Bank of Canada reports third quarter 2017 results
* Royal Bank of Canada - qtrly net income per share excluding items $1.72
* Royal Bank of Canada - as at july 31, 2017, CET1 ratio was 10.9 pct, up 30 bps as compared to prior quarter
* Qtrly personal & commercial banking net income of $1,399 million was up $77 million or 6 pct from a year ago
* Qtrly wealth management net income of $486 million was up $98 million or 25 pct from a year ago
* Qtrly diluted EPS of $1.85
* Q3 earnings per share view C$1.87 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S