Aug 29 (Reuters) - Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS.TO
* Scotiabank reports third quarter results
* Q3 earnings per share C$1.66
* Q3 earnings per share view C$1.64 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Quarterly dividend increase of 3 cents to 79 cents was announced
* Qtrly total revenue $6.89 billion versus $6.64 billion
* Qtrly net interest income $3.83 billion versus $3.60 billion
* Qtrly provision for credit losses was $573 million, an increase of $2 million over same quarter last year
* Common equity tier 1 capital ratio remained at 11.3% this quarter
* Qtrly return on equity was 14.8%, in line with last year
* Q3 revenue view c$6.98 billion -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S