July 26 (Reuters) - Basler Kantonalbank:
* H1 INTEREST INCOME INCREASED BY +0.8 PERCENT TO 93.1 MILLION FRANCS
* HALF-YEAR PROFIT OF 49.0 MILLION FRANCS, +1.6 PERCENT
* IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2018, EARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Gdynia Newsroom)