HSBC reports profits fell 30% to $6.1bn in 2020

HSBC reports profits fell 30% to $6.1bn in 2020
HSBC was expected on February 23, 2021 to announce their 2020 annual results later in the day. (File/AFP)
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Updated 23 February 2021
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HSBC reports profits fell 30% to $6.1bn in 2020

HSBC reports profits fell 30% to $6.1bn in 2020
  • Reported profit after tax came in at $6.1 billion which the bank blamed primarily on higher-than-expected credit losses

HONG KONG: HSBC said Tuesday its post-tax profits for 2020 plunged 30 percent on-year after the Asia-focused banking giant took a hammering from the coronavirus pandemic and spiralling tensions between China and the West.
Reported profit after tax came in at $6.1 billion which the bank blamed primarily on higher-than-expected credit losses and other bad debts sparked by the currrent economic crises.