HSBC Holdings Share News (HSBA)

LONDON BRIEFING: Pearson upgrades annual guidance; HSBC profit misses

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to start the week on a more optimistic note, as investors look ahead to central bank decisions and weigh up the potential risk from developments in the Middle East.

HSBC Q3 profit misses expectations; $3bn share buyback announced

(Sharecast News) - HSBC posted a smaller-than-expected jump in third-quarter profits on Monday, as it announced a $3bn share buyback.

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE to rise before central bank meetings

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Monday, as investors look ahead to the week's central bank decisions.

TOP NEWS: HSBC launches USD3 billion buyback as quarterly profit jumps

(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Monday reported that quarterly profit more than doubled, but fell short of market expectations, as it prepared to launch a USD3 billion share buyback.

IN BRIEF: HSBC completes GBP2 billion share buyback

HSBC Holdings PLC - London-based bank - Completes its USD2 billion share buyback on Thursday. Since launching the programme in early August, HSBC buys back 129.8 million shares in the UK at an average price of GBP6.19 and 129.1 million shares in Hong Kong at an average price of HKD60.60. The buyback is run by Merrill Lynch International. After cancelling the 258.9 million shares, HSBC will have 19.8 million shares, including 325.3 million held in treasury.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: SocGen cuts HSBC to sell; DB down on utilities

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Oil majors lifted by tensions in Middle East

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Monday as investors were put in a risk-off mood at the start of a new week amid exploding tensions in the Middle East.

UPDATE: HSBC hails "milestone" as buys Citi consumer wealth in China

(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Monday declared the acquisition of Citigroup Inc's consumer wealth management portfolio in China to be a "milestone" on the road to building its wealth capabilities in Asia.

LONDON BRIEFING: Metro Bank secures deal to shore up finances

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Monday as interest rate expectations held steady despite Friday's bumper US nonfarm payrolls report.

TOP NEWS: HSBC buys Citigroup consumer wealth business in China

(Alliance News) - Citigroup Inc on Monday announced it has agreed to sell its onshore consumer wealth portfolio in China to HSBC Bank China, an arm of London-based lender HSBC Holdings PLC.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: HSBC and StanChart help FTSE 100 outperform

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 grew in confidence as Tuesday morning progressed, going into the afternoon in the green and outperforming European peers.

TRADING UPDATES: Wishbone loss widens; Camellia hit by bad weather

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

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down as investors wait for US inflation

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday Wednesday as investors eyed a key US inflation reading later in the day, ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next week.