Sept 11 (Reuters) - HSBC is planning to exit its
French retail banking business under interim chief executive
Noel Quinn, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,
citing people familiar with the matter.
The likeliest buyer for the unit would be a French bank
looking to add market share, the WSJ reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/hsbc-looks-to-unload-french-retail-bank-11568218215?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1,
adding that the likely price for the business was not clear.
British bank HSBC would continue to offer wholesale banking
operations in France, the WSJ added.
A spokeswoman for HSBC in Paris declined to comment, when
asked by Reuters for the bank's response to the WSJ report.
(Reporting by Shanima A in Bengaluru;
Editing by Alexander Smith)