National Australia Bank's first-half cash earnings rise 1%
May 7 (Reuters) - National Australia Bank (NAB.AX), opens new tab, the country's biggest business lender, said on Wednesday its first-half cash earnings rose 1%, helped by growth in lending volumes and lower impairment charges.
The lender posted cash earnings of A$3.58 billion ($2.33 billion) for the six months ended March 31, compared with A$3.55 billion a year ago and the Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$3.48 billion.
($1 = 1.5380 Australian dollars)
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