-- Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC, NZE:WBC) reported Tuesday fiscal first-half earnings of AU$1.014 per share excluding notable items, up from AU$0.998 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$1.
Net operating income for the six months ended March 31 was AU$11.28 billion, compared with AU$10.99 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$11.33 billion.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.77 per share, up from AU$0.76 a year earlier, payable June 26 to shareholders on record as of May 11.