Net profit at the three major banking groups fell in the six months to September amid the ongoing global economic turmoil, according to their earnings results for the first business half.
On Tuesday, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said its consolidated net income fell 64.1 percent to ¥92 billion between April and September.
MUFG said it booked net operating profit of ¥623.8 billion, 15.2 percent less than a year ago.