InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate HSBC first-half profit rises 16per cent, announces US$1 billion buyback By financialnews_rlv83x - August 4, 2019 0 167 HSBC reported on Monday its first-half pretax profit rose 15.9per cent and announced a further buyback of US$1 billion, defying some analysts’ expectations it might pause its strategy of returning extra capital to investors.