(Reuters) -Australia's Westpac reported a 2% fall in annual profit on Monday but beat analyst estimates, as better-than-expected credit quality and stronger non-interest income offset rising costs and margin pressures from intense competition. Annual operating expenses rose 9% to A$11.9 billion ($7.73 billion), driven by A$273 million in one-off restructuring charges, higher technology and transformation costs, and wage growth as...

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australian lender Westpac said on Monday it had entered into an agreement to sell its A$21.4 billion ($13.91 billion) RAMS mortgage portfolio to a consortium which includes Pepper Money, KKR and PIMCO. The sale is at a slight premium to the gross loan value of the portfolio to be transferred at completion, Westpac said in a...

Nov 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States doesn't give Nvidia's ( NVDA ) advanced AI chip, known as the Blackwell, to other people, adding that he meets with Nvidia ( NVDA ) CEO Jensen Huang regularly. The new Blackwell that just came out, it's 10 years ahead of every other chip, Trump told...

* Price band set at 210 to 221 rupees/share * IPO set to open November 7, close November 11 * IPO looks to raise about $440 mln vs $1 bln earlier * Pine Labs earlier aimed for $6 bln valuation (Recasts throughout with details about IPO downsizing, background on India's market and details from prospectus) Nov 3 (Reuters) - Indian...