US bank Citigroup's shares have jumped more than 5%, after it posted its third consecutive quarterly profit.
The third largest US bank posted made $US 2.2 billion in the three months to September, above analysts' forecasts and much higher than the $US101 million profit for the same period last year.
The bank cut its provisions for bad debts to the lowest since the second quarter of 2007.
The Wall Street giant is still 12% owned by the US government after bailouts, the BBC reports.
