The recent Europe-wide health check on banks produced results in Italy, where the top two lenders on Tuesday posted a strong rise in quarterly profits after apparently cleaning up their finances in anticipation of the test. Nine smaller Italian banks failed the review. UniCredit, Italy’s largest bank by assets, exceeded analyst forecasts by posting net income for the quarter of €722 million ($900 million) up from €204 million a year earlier. The bank said the results were from cost-cutting and a strong performance by its Italian commercial bank as well as operations in Central Europe. Intesa SanPaolo said its third-quarter profits rose to €483 million ($602 million) Again, from €218 million last year, a result of higher interest income and commissions.