HSBC Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
HONG KONG/LONDON: HSBC Holdings reported a 78% jump in full-year profit, a record high gain on high interest rates, but missed forecasts as it was hit by an impairment from its stake in a Chinese bank.
Europe's largest lender with a market value of $160 billion reported on Wednesday a pretax profit of $30.3 billion for 2023, versus $17.5 billion a year earlier.
The results were worse than the $34.1 billion mean average estimate of brokers compiled by HSBC.
The record-high annual profit was marred by a $3 billion impairment on the bank's stake in China's Bank of Communications .
The London-headquartered bank announced a fourth interim dividend of $0.31 per share, resulting in a total for 2023 of $0.61 per share. - Reuters
