Dutch lender ABN Amro on Wednesday reported a third-quarter net profit well above market expectations, driven by higher interest rates.

ABN Amro, one of three dominant banks in the Netherlands, posted a 2% rise in quarterly net profit to 759 million euros ($811 million), compared with 743 million a year earlier. Analysts had forecast a profit of 583 million euros on average in a company-compiled poll. ($1 = 0.9359 euros) (Reporting by Gaëlle Sheehan and Matteo Allievi in Gdansk; editing by Milla Nissi)