Australia's Bank of Queensland on track for best week since April on annual earnings beat

Bank of Queensland

16/10/2026 04:26

** Shares of Australia's Bank of Queensland BOQ.AX up 6.8% so far this week to A$6.80, on track for their biggest weekly gain since April 11, if current trend sustains
** The bank on Thursday reported FY26 statutory net profit of A$250 million ($173.23 million), up 88% from FY25
** The bank's full-year net interest margin improved 6 basis points to 1.7%
** BOQ declared a fully franked final dividend of 20 Australian cents per share
** Around 2 million shares change hands, nearly 1.1x 30-day average
** Stock down 1% on the day; YTD up 6.6% 

($1 = 1.4432 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Swetha Lakshmi in Bengaluru)
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