Banken: HSBC übertrifft Erwartungen und nimmt Aktienrückkäufe wieder auf
HSBC steigert seinen Vorsteuergewinn im ersten Halbjahr um 23 Prozent. Das angekündigte Aktienrückkaufprogramm von einer Milliarde Dollar fällt jedoch nicht so groß aus wie erwartet.
London - Europe's largest bank, HSBC, has surpassed expectations in the first half of the year, reporting higher earnings than anticipated. The bank's earnings per share increased by 23 percent to 19.5 billion dollars, according to the British financial institution's announcement on Tuesday. Analysts had projected a figure of 18.9 billion dollars.
After a three-quarter hiatus, HSBC has announced plans to repurchase its own shares, with a maximum volume of one billion dollars. Shareholders will also receive a second interim dividend of 0.10 dollars per share. However, the investors failed to persuade the shareholders, with both HSBC shares losing around one percent on the Hong Kong and London stock exchanges.
The result was primarily driven by lending and asset management business, whose earnings rose by 18 percent. For the year, HSBC has raised its forecast for the interest surplus, now expecting more than 46 billion dollars, previously aiming for the same mark. HSBC's CEO, Georges Elhedery, stated that Hong Kong remains the heart of growth in Asia, adding that the bank group gained 640,000 new customers in the first half alone.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
