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HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC Holdings (NYSE:) reported a 212% enhance in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, because it benefitted from rising rates of interest around the globe.
Europe’s largest financial institution posted a pretax revenue of $12.9 billion for the primary quarter ended March, versus $4.2 billion a yr earlier.
The outcomes have been higher than the $8.64 billion common estimate of 17 analysts compiled by HSBC.
The London-headquartered financial institution introduced the primary of a brand new cycle of buybacks together with the outcomes of as much as $2 billion.