Feb 24 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO :
* REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2021 RESULTS
* CET1 RATIO OF 12.5% IN QUARTER
* QTRLY ROE OF 18.6%
* QTRLY TOTAL PCL WAS $110 MILLION
* QTRLY DILUTED EPS $2.66
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$2.26 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QTRLY RESULTS ALSO REFLECTED LOWER PROVISIONS FOR CREDIT LOSSES
* FOR QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31, 2021, AVERAGE LCR WAS 141%, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO A SURPLUS OF ABOUT $104 BILLION