Wells Fargo (WFC) shares sank Friday after the lender reported a slump in second-quarter net interest income that offset higher-than-forecast results.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Net interest income (NII), a key measure of lending profitability, fell 9% year-over-year💎 to $11.9 billion for the three months ended June 30.

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The slump in net interest income overshadowed results that beat Wall Street analysts' estimates. Well Fargo reported 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33 on revenue of $20.7 billion, beating a☂nalysts' estimates compiled by Visible Alpha of $1.28 and $20.3 billion, respectively.

Wells Sees Some Investment Banking Benefits

Wells Fargo 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Charlie Scharf said that the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Main Street-focused bank's expansion in investment banking was bearing fruit. The S&P 500's 4% second-quarter gain, with indexes at record levels, has been a boon for more Wall Street-focused lenders like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), which posted 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:higher-than-forecast results Friday.

"We continued to see growth in our fee-based revenue offsetting an expected decline in net interest income," Scharf said. "The investments we have been making allowed us to take advantage of the market activity in the quarter with strong performance in investment advisory, trading, and investment banking fees."

Wells Fargo shares sank more than 6% to $56.46 as of 9:45 a.m. ET Friday. The San Francisco-based lender's shares are up 14% this year.