Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX said on Friday its stressed assets fell slightly during the third quarter as the country's second-biggest lender reported a fall in impairments in its smaller mining and New Zealand dairy portfolios.
In a limited third quarter update, Westpac said stressed assets edged lower by 1 basis points to 1.08 percent.
Westpac's common equity Tier-1 capital ratio also inched down to 10.4 percent at the end of June from 10.5 percent as at March 31.