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HSBC considers windfall dividend from $10 billion sale of Canadian unit to RBC

HSBC considers windfall dividend from $10 billion sale of Canadian unit to RBC

Deal comes under pressure from Chinese shareholder Analysts hail ‘sense’ deal The bank could return the proceeds of the transaction to the shareholders LONDON/TORONTO/NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) – HSBC (HSBA.L) has agreed to sell its Canadian business to Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) for C$13.5 billion ($10 billion). dollars) in cash, thus paving the …

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China encourages elderly vaccination; Hong Kong closes 5% higher

European markets close slightly lower as traders monitor China’s Covid policy; HSBC up 5% on RBC deal

UK gilt market ‘not back to normal’, says BOE governor Britain’s gilt market is “not back to normal” after the Bank of England intervened on Sept. 28, according to Governor Andrew Bailey, who spoke to a committee of lawmakers on Tuesday. The governor said the bank did not want to buy pegged gilts, but “needed …

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