April 15 (Reuters) - Bank of America's BAC.N profit rose in the first quarter, as volatility in the global markets lifted trading activity.
The bank reported a net income of $8.6 billion, or $1.11 per share, in the three months ended March 31, compared with $7.4 billion, or 89 cents per share, in the year earlier.
(Reporting by Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru and Saeed Azhar in New York; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)