MT Newswires -ShutterstockDBS Group (SGX:D05) posted a record second-quarter net profit, boosted by higher fee income and wealth management growth that offset a decline in net interest income as interest rates fell. Total income rose 6% to a record SG$6.09 billion from SG$5.73 billion, crossing the SG$6 billion mark for the first time. Net interest income, the bank's largest revenue source, fell 2% in the second quarter to SG$3.58 billion from SG$3.65 billion a year prior. Total income in the January-June period edged up 3% to SG$12.04 billion, with net interest income dropping 3% to SG$7.08 billion and group net interest margin narrowing 20 basis points to 1.88%. The bank raised its full-year guidance, with total income expected to exceed 2025 levels and group net interest income expected to "close the gap to 2025 levels."