(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,450.98 in afternoon on Tuesday.
HSBC rallied as it posted better-than-expected first-quarter pre-tax profits of $9.5bn and announced a $3bn share buyback. However, the bank also lifted its bad loan provisions in the first quarter, blaming a bleak macroeconomic outlook from...

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