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LONDON MARKET OPEN: HSBC, housebuilders rise; BP falls on outlook

(Alliance News) - London equities opened in the green on Tuesday following the bank holiday weekend, with the FTSE 100 boosted by housebuilders and bankers HSBC.

STOXX steadies as bank gains offset oil drag

STOXX 600 flat

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Europe set for positive start

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EUROPE SET FOR POSITIVE START (0649 GMT)

LONDON BRIEFING: BP swings to profit; HSBC launches share buyback

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were expected to edge into the green at Tuesday's market open, ahead of EU inflation data and purchasing managers' index readings.

HSBC reinstates dividend as Q! profits treble

(Sharecast News) - HSBC reinstated its dividend and announced a new round of share buybacks as it trebled first-quarter profits on the back of rising interest rates.

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Australia hike surprises; HSBC profit surges

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were set to open slightly higher on Tuesday, following a strong set of results for lender HSBC, as investors look ahead to the latest inflation reading for the eurozone.

TOP NEWS: HSBC announces buyback as first-quarter profit triples

(Alliance News) - HSBC PLC on Tuesday announced the reinstatement of a quarterly dividend and a USD2 billion share buyback programme amid surging first-quarter profit.

Sunday newspaper round-up: HSBC, North Sea, Capita

(Sharecast News) - The heads of HSBC are facing a major public standoff with those of its shareholders who are keen to break up the lender. Those include its largest shareholder, Chinese insurer Ping An, which has been pushing for a spin off of its lucrative Asian business and which has redoubled its efforts in recent weeks. Ping An is expected to vote for two proposals from a group of angry Hong Kong retail investors calling for a regular strategy review and a higher dividend. - The Financial Mail on Sunday

TRADING UPDATES: Wells Fargo joins LendInvest GBP200 million financing

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

IN BRIEF: Schroders taps PwC exec as CFO, GSK CFO as non-exec director

Schroders PLC - London-based investment manager - Hires Richard Oldfield to succeed Richard Keers as chief financial officer and an executive director. Oldfield currently is vice chair & global markets leader at accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers. Oldfield will join Schroders on October 2, and Keers will depart on December 31 after 10 years with the company. At Schroders, Oldfield will be responsible for "firm-wide operations" and for "financial management, risk management, technology, capital and treasury".

Barclays beats profit expectations on U.S. credit card boom

First-quarter pretax profit up 16%

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STOXX earnings estimates fall again

STOXX 600 down 0.7%

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China's Ping An Insurance posts 48.9% rise in Q1 profit

Ping An Insurance posts 48.9% rise in Q1 net profit on-year

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Eurozone stocks: positives vs negatives

STOXX 600 down 0.7%

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