** Shares of regional lender ConnectOne Bancorp CNOB.O jump 7.2% to $25.54
** CNOB posts Q4 adj. profit of 52 cents/shr, beating Wall Street expectations of 43 cents/shr, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Q4 net interest income rose 4.7% to $64.7 mln, ahead of estimates of $63.9 mln
** Net interest margin - a key measure of banking profitability - improved to 2.86% in Q4, from 2.71% a year earlier
** Monetary policy easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve has lowered pressure on regional banks, as they shell out lesser on deposit costs
** CNOB stock ended flat in 2024
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
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