rhb bank bhds secondquarter net profit dropped from a year earlier mainly due to lower nonfund based income and higher operating expenses the bank posted a secondquarter net profit of 6348 million ringgit 1421 million compared with a net profit of myr7013 million a year earlier for the six months ended june it recorded a net profit of myr124 billion compared with myr135 billion a year earlier the bank said in a bourse filing monday it also announced an interim dividend of 15 malaysian sen a share rhb said the local banking sector is projected to remain robust underpinned by healthy capital and liquidity positions as well as adequate levels of provisioning in addition the central bank could raise overnight policy rate further it said