Aug 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO , Canada's fifth-biggest lender, reported a 47 percent rise in third-quarter profit, helped by growth in its retail and business banking and capital markets units.
The bank's net income rose to C$1.44 billion ($1.12 billion), or C$3.61 per share, in the quarter ended July 31, from C$978 million, or C$2.42 cents per share, a year earlier. ($1 = C$1.2909)