(LEAD) KB Financial net soars 26.2 pct in 2016
(ATTN: ADDS KB official's comments, subsidiaries' earnings in last 4 paras)
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group said Thursday its net profit jumped 26.2 percent last year to exceed 2 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) largely on improved profitabil