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Cross-product gains earn nod from HSBC’s Gulliver

Equities and FX continue strong start to 2015, while rates recovers ground in Q2 as markets revenues end the first half up nearly a quarter

Cross-product gains earn nod from HSBC’s Gulliver

HSBC has built on its strong start to the year in equities and FX, while a second-quarter pick-up in credit and rates also contributed to a performance that lifted first-half revenues at the bank’s markets – or trading – unit.

At the end of the first three months of this year, markets revenues had been 8% ahead of the year-earlier period, with equities and FX leading that growth. And this continued into the second quarter, according to HSBC's interim results published on August 3.

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