Earnings per share and dividends per common share were $0,50 and $0,20, respectively, from $0,54 and $0,20 in last year's first half.
HSBC closed the first half with pre-tax profit of $12,3 billion, down 12% from the same period last year. Revenues reached $31,35 billion, down 4% year-on-year.
The CEO of the British banking giant, Stuart Gulliver, underlines that "the results demonstrate the solidity of the business model", but criticizes "the persistence of regulatory uncertainty".
Earnings per share and dividends per common share were $0,50 and $0,20, respectively, from $0,54 and $0,20 in last year's first half.
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