TORONTO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO reported third-quarter results which topped market expectations helped by a sharp rise in earnings from the United States.
Canada's second biggest lender said its earnings per share, excluding one-off items, rose to C$1.66 in the quarter ended July 31, compared with C$1.51 a year ago. Analysts had on average forecast earnings of C$1.63 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.