Danske Bank made pre-tax profits of Dkr4.5bn (Eu605m) in the third quarter, 6% ahead of consensus expectations, and raised its outlook for the full year from Dkr10bn-Dkr13bn to Dkr11.5bn-Dkr13.5bn.

Denmark’s Sydbank sold an inaugural fixed rate euro senior unsecured benchmark on Thursday, a Eu500m issue with a three year maturity that a lead banker noted was relatively rare in Nordic supply, while an official at the issuer said the deal was launched to refinance a February 2014 redemption.