LONDON: Standard Chartered plc (StanChart) chief executive Mervyn Davies reiterated the bank's aim to stay independent as it reported 2004 results in line with market expectations yesterday.
For the year ended Dec 31, 2004, the Asia-focused bank's pre-tax profit rose 39% to US$2.16bil, compared with analysts' consensus forecast for US$2.11bil.
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