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ANZ Group Holdings (ASX:ANZ, NZE:ANZ) reported Friday fiscal first-half cash earnings of AU$1.242 per share, up from AU$1.17 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$1.23.
Operating income for the six months ended March 31 was AU$11.2 billion, compared with about AU$11 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$11.39 billion.
The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.83 per share, unchanged from the prior corresponding period, payable July 1 to shareholders on record as of May 12.
The company's shares on the Australian and New Zealand bourses fell around 1% and 2%, respectively, in recent Friday trade.