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<br>STOCKHOLM,  [https://www.garnelenshop-bayern.de/eSHa TrimarineSHa] July 12 (Reuters) - Swedish bank SEB reported operating profit above expectations on Friday, driven by high corporate activity that boosted demand for its corporate advisory services.<br> <br>Operating profit at Sweden's top corporate bank fell to 6.10 billion Swedish crowns ($651.47 million) from a year-ago 10.67 billion, but beat a mean forecast of 5.74 billion in a poll of analysts.<br> <br>The [https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=year-ago%20figure&gs_l=news year-ago figure] was helped by one-off capital gains totalling 4.5 billion crowns.<br><br>($1 = 9.3635 Swedish crowns) (Reporting by Johan Ahlander, editing by Esha Vaish)<br>