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Update: Westpac Banking Fiscal Q3 Net Profit Excluding Notable Items Down, Net Operating Income Flat; Shares Down 5%

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Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC, NZE:WBC) logged AU$1.8 billion in net profit excluding notable items for the fiscal third quarter, a Monday filing showed.

In the same period a year ago, net profit excluding notable items was AU$1.9 billion, per an earlier filing.

For the three months ended June 30, net operating income was AU$5.7 billion, unchanged from a year earlier, the Australia and New Zealand dual-listed bank added.

The company's Australian and Kiwi shares both shed around 5% in recent Monday trade.

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