HSBC 3Q pretax profit $6.1 Bln, up 32 percent on year

HSBC reported a better than expected 32 percent rise in pretax profit for the third quarter, thanks to reduced costs from regulatory fines, in its first earnings update since the bank announced a major strategic overhaul in June. The bank's pretax profit was $6.1 billion, up from $4.6 billion in the same period a year ago, HSBC said in a Hong Kong stock exchange...