BMO comfortable with capital after earnings beat view

By Matt Scuffham TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal's Chief Financial Officer said he was comfortable with the bank's capital strength, despite it being weaker than rivals', after the lender reported better-than-expected earnings. Analysts on average had expected earnings of C$1.85, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Shares in Bank of Montreal were up 2.5 percent in afternoon trading. Last month, the bank said it had overstated its capital strength in the first three quarters of 2016 and re