Feb 15 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia posted a record half-year cash profit on Wednesday,
reaping the benefits from a sharp margin expansion courtesy of
aggressive interest rate hikes.
The country's biggest lender said cash profit from
continuing operations climbed to A$5.15 billion over the six
months ended Dec. 31, from A$4.75 billion a year ago.
It almost in-line with a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of
A$5.17 billion, according to Citi Research.
(Reporting by Savyata Mishra and Harish Sridharan in Bengaluru;
Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
Savyata.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com))
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