HSBC Holdings Share News (HSBA)

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

Acal: FinnCap initiates with a target price of 322p and a buy recommendation. Afren: UBS reduces target price from 200p to 135p and stays with its buy recommendation. Aggreko: WH Ireland ups target price from 1800p to 1850p and stays with a buy recommendation. Alent: Numis increases target price

UPDATE: Moody's Cuts UK Banking System Outlook To Negative From Stable

UPDATE 1-Moody's downgrades outlook on UK banks to negative

* UK bank outlook changed to negative from stable * Cites new regulations to prevent taxpayer bailouts (Adds further details, comments from analyst) LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service has revised down its outlook on British banks, saying new regulations designed to

Moody's downgrades outlook on UK banks to negative

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service has revised down its outlook on British banks, citing new regulations designed to prevent taxpayers having to stump up funds to rescue failing banks. Moody's said on Tuesday it had downgraded its view of the sector to 'negative' from 'stab

UK BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan Ups Intertek To Overweight, Numis Says Add

Tuesday tips round-up: HSBC, Intertek

Holding shares for dividends alone may sound nice in theory but in practice is by no means a risk-free endeavour. Exhibit number one: HSBC. Year-to-date its stock price has fallen by 12%, wiping out more than twice the equivalent value of the dividends which it has paid out during the same period. T

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Aggreko Leads London Opening Gains

MOVES-Hayek to be HSBC's top banker for central banks in Asia Pacific -memo

HONG KONG, Aug 5 (Reuters) - HSBC has named former UBS banker Rami Hayek as its most senior investment banker for central banks and currency reserve management clients in Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Hayek will, with Michael Bevan, also jointly lea

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Closes Lower For Fourth Straight Day

FTSE 100 movers: Intertek, HSBC lead risers after H1 results

Product testing, inspection and certification group Intertek saw its share price surge 7% after half-year profits beat estimates despite sales falling short of forecasts. The company said that earnings per share slipped to 61.2p in the first six months of the year, down 1.1% on the year but above th

UPDATE 3-HSBC warns of growing risk aversion as regulatory screw tightens

* Heavy agenda of reforms risks overburdening staff, operations * "Creeping concern" of zero tolerance for risk-taking -chairman * H1 pretax profit drops 12 pct after fall in revenue * HSBC set to benefit from higher interest rates * Shares up 1.2 pct vs 0.6 pct sector ris

Sector movers: UK banking stocks rise after HSBC results

Banking stocks were leading the risers in London on Monday after investors gave a welcome reception to first-half results from sector heavyweight HSBC. HSBC shares were up 1.5% at 638.7p in afternoon trade despite the company reporting a worse-than-expected 12% fall in half-year profits. The bank

HSBC at fair value after H1 profit fall, says Shore Capital

Shore Capital has repeated its 'hold' recommendation for HSBC, saying that the stock is fully valued after its slightly worse-than-expected interim report. The bank reported a 12% fall in profit before tax (PBT) in the first half to $12.340bn, around 1% short of the consensus forecast of $12.549bn.

Broker tips: HSBC, Shell, Keller, Telecity

Shore Capital has repeated its 'hold' recommendation for HSBC, saying that the stock is fully valued after its slightly worse-than-expected interim report. The bank reported a 12% fall in pre-tax profit in the first half, around 1% lower than the consensus forecast, owing to regulation and complian

MARKET COMMENT: US Stocks To Open Cautiously Higher After Sell-Off