BUZZ — Australia's Bank of Queensland on track for best week since April on annual earnings beat
* Shares of Australia's Bank of Queensland 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) ((Swetha.Lakshmi@thomsonreuters.com;)
* Shares of Australia's Bank of Queensland 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) ((Swetha.Lakshmi@thomsonreuters.com;)