HSBC restarts buybacks after rates and wealth boost H1 profit
HONG KONG/LONDON, Aug 4 : HSBC Holdings reported a better-than-expected first-half profit and raised its net interest income target, driven by revenue growth in lending and wealth management fee earnings on robust money flows.Europe's largest bank posted a pretax profit of $19.5 billion for the first six months of this
HSBC kicks off $1bn share buyback after profit smashes forecast
HSBC has resumed its share buyback programme after profit soared past expectations in the second quarter of 2026. The FTSE 100 bank – whose market cap of £274bn makes it the London Stock Exchange’s most valuable company – posted $10.1bn (£7.5bn) in pre-tax profit for the last three months, surging past an internal fore
HSBC first-half profits surge by 23% to £19.5 billion
HSBC saw pre-tax profits for the first half of the year increased by 23%, the bank has revealed.Interim results reported a 3.7 billion dollar (£2.75 billion) rise in profit before tax to 19.5 billion dollars (£14.5 billion) compared with the same period last year.The bank said the growth was driven by higher net intere
Seoul stocks dip over 5% on chip sell-off after record surge
Seoul stocks plunged by more than over 5 percent Monday, as investors went to lock in profits of semiconductor heavyweights following a record surge the previous session. The local currency fell against the greenback. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 338 points, or 5.12 percent, to 6,257.45. The ind