Australia's ANZ cools off after last week's record highs

ANZ group

16/02/2026 01:12

** ANZ Group ANZ.AX falls as much as 3% to A$39.655; marks biggest intraday pct loss since November 13, 2025

** "Big Four" lender surged 10.5% last week; posted best week since June 9, 2020

** Last week, co posted Q1 cash profit that beat estimates

** Broader financial sub-index .AXFJ down 0.4% after gaining 5.4% last week on ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's CBA.AX post-earnings jump

**  ANZ up 10.5% YTD

 (Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)

 ((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com))