Australian lender ANZ Group's first-half cash earnings rise 6%

ANZ group

30/04/2026 23:00

May 1 (Reuters) - Australia's ANZ Group ANZ.AX reported a 5.9% rise in its first-half cash earnings on Friday, supported by growth in lending volumes and cost-cutting measures.

The country's fourth-largest bank said cash profit was A$3.78 billion ($2.72 billion) for the six months ended March 31, up from A$3.57 billion a year earlier. It also beat a Visible Alpha consensus of A$3.68 billion.

($1 = 1.3899 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Sneha Kumar and Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan Ananda)

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