BRIEF-HSBC Bought Back Total 3.7 Mln Shares On Sept 16 - HKEX Filing Sept 17 (Reuters) - HKEX Filing: HSBC BOUGHT BACK TOTAL 3.7 MILLION SHARES FOR GBP24.1 MILLION ON SEPT 16 - HKEX FILING HSBC BOUGHT BACK 2.6 MILLION SHARES FOR HK$174.0 MILLION ON SEPT 16 - HKEX FILING Further company coverage: 0005.HK

BRIEF-HSBC Holdings' Maximum Acceptance Amount Expected To Be EUR2.25 Bln For Tender Offers Sept 17 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA.L : HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - HSBC TENDER OFFERS - MAX ACCEPTANCE AMOUNT HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - MAXIMUM ACCEPTANCE AMOUNT EXPECTED TO BE EUR2.25 BILLION Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSQ4823Ea Further company coverage: HSBA.L

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Auction Technology, Compass, D'Ieteren Group Sept 17 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Auction Technology, Compass Group and D'Ieteren Group on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Auction Technology Group Plc ATG.L : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral * Compass Group CPG.L : RBC cuts to sector perform from outperform * D'Ieteren Group SA IETB.BR : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy * Hermes HRMS.PA : Ex

BRIEF-HSBC Bought Back 3.1 Million Shares For HK$212.2 Mln On Sept 13 - HKEX Filing Sept 16 (Reuters) - HKEX FILING: HSBC BOUGHT BACK 3.1 MILLION SHARES FOR HK$212.2 MILLION ON SEPT 13 HSBC BOUGHT BACK TOTAL 2.1 MILLION SHARES ON OTHER EXCHANGES FOR GBP13.6 MILLION ON SEPT 13 Further company coverage: 0005.HK

CORRECTED-Top commercial lenders join G7 central bank-dominated digital currency trial Corrects in headline and paragraphs 1 and 4 that project is led by Bank for International Settlements and IIF, not G7 LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Forty of the world's leading commercial banks have joined a G7-dominated pilot scheme with the New York Fed and leading central banks from Europe, Korea and Japan for a new digital currency platform designed to speed up and enhance cross border payments.

BRIEF-HSBC Holdings Invites Holders To Tender Eur 2.25 Bln Notes For Cash Sept 16 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA.L : HSBC LAUNCH OF TENDER OFFERS INVITES HOLDERS TO TENDER EUR 2.25 BILLION NOTES FOR CASH Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSP3003Ea Further company coverage: HSBA.L

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds CoreWeave, Barclays, Ares Management, Eni, Bain Capital, U.S. Steel, SoftwareOne; updates Vista Outdoor Sept 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1939 GMT on Friday: ** Swiss technology firm SoftwareOne Holding SWON.S is exploring a potential merger with smaller Norwegian competitor Crayon Group Holding CRAYN.OL , Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds HSBC, Vista Outdoor; Updates DSV Sept 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday: ** Vista Outdoor VSTO.N said Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has increased the cash component of its offer to buy the company's arms business, Kinetic Group, by $4 a share and would also purchase 7.5% of its Revelyst unit for $150 million.

UPDATE 3-HSBC in talks to sell South African unit to FirstRand, Bloomberg News reports Updates HSBC declined to comment in paragraph 4 Sept 13 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings HSBA.L is in talks to sell its South African corporate banking business to a unit of FirstRand FSRJ.J , the country's largest lender by market value, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

HSBC in talks to sell South Africa unit to FirstRand, Bloomberg News reports Sept 13 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings HSBA.L is in talks to sell its South African corporate banking unit to FirstRand's FSRJ.J Rand Merchant Bank, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by

BRIEF-HSBC Said In Talks To Sell South African Unit To Firstrand - Bloomberg News Sept 13 (Reuters) - HSBC SAID IN TALKS TO SELL SOUTH AFRICAN UNIT TO FIRSTRAND - BLOOMBERG NEWS Source text for Eikon: https://tinyurl.com/2cxx9jxc Further company coverage: FSRJ.J

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Constellation Energy, Eli Lilly, Talen Energy Sept 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Constellation Energy, Eli Lilly and Talen Energy, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Constellation Energy Corp CEG.O : Jefferies initiates with hold rating; target $183 * Eli Lilly LLY.N : JP Morgan raises target price to $1,100 from $1,050 * Moderna MRNA.O : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral * Vo

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Alstom, Siemens, Tesco Sept 13 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Alstom, Siemens and Tesco, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Alstom ALSO.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 26 from EUR 24 * Hexagon AB HEXAB.ST : HSBC cuts target price to SEK 110 from SEK 120 * Siemens AG SIEGN.DE : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 140 from EUR 150 * Tesco TSCO.L : Citigroup raises target price to 425p from 350p * Travis P

BUZZ-India's Narayana Health slips; HSBC sets street-low price target on margin pressure ** Shares of Narayana Health NARY.NS fall 4.6% to 1,308 rupees apiece ** Drop after HSBC sets a street-low target price of 1,000 rupees, implying a 27.4% fall over next 12 months, and initiates coverage at "reduce" ** Says the hospital chain operator is in heav

BUZZ-India's Krishna Institute gains as HSBC initiates at 'buy' amid higher earnings ** Shares of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences KRII.NS rise about 6% to 580 rupees apiece ** Stock rises after HSBC initiates "buy" on the hospital chains operator, seeing an upside of 25.3% over the next 12 months ** HSBC says earnings likely to double over fi

INSTANT VIEW-ECB delivers second rate cut of the year Updates with fresh commentary LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday as inflation slows and economic growth falters, but provided almost no clues about its next step, even as investors bet on steady policy easing in the months ahead. The ECB cut its deposit rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.50%, as expected, following a similar cut in June, as inflation is now within striking distance of it

ANALYSIS-Britain's challenger banks boosted by capital rules revamp Bank of England lightens capital rules on UK banks Big banks dominate market as minnows struggle with red tape Smaller lenders consolidating in 2024 to try to compete By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Revised UK bank capital rules have thrown a lifeline to smaller lenders struggling to poach market share from Britain's biggest banks, boosting their chances of offering more competitive rates in the 1

UPDATE 2-Royal Bank of Canada makes its interim CFO permanent Adds details and context throughout Sept 12 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO said on Thursday that interim finance chief Katherine Gibson would take over the role on a permanent basis, effective immediately. Gibson has been the bank's interim CFO since April following the ouster of Nadine Ahn, who was terminated after RBC's investigation found she was in an undisclosed close personal relationship with another executive, breachin

BRIEF-HSBC Bought Back 3.4 Million Shares For HK$225.4 Million On Sept 11 - HKEX Filing Sept 12 (Reuters) - HKEX: HSBC BOUGHT BACK 3.4 MILLION SHARES FOR HK$225.4 MILLION ON SEPT 11 - HKEX FILING HSBC BOUGHT BACK 3.8 MILLION TOTAL SHARES ON OTHER EXCHANGES FOR GBP24.7 MILLION ON SEPT 11 - HKEX FILING Further company coverage: 0005.HK

BUZZ-Indian shares rise as US rate cut bets firm ** India's benchmark indexes NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI and S&P BSE Sensex .BSESN rise about 0.25% each ** Sentiment in domestic markets buoyed by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut, which is all but guaranteed after US inflation data ** A rate cut in U.S. next week could bring inflows to Indian equi