On July 31st, HSBC Holdings announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its pre tax profit for the first half of the year was 21.6 billion US dollars; After tax profit was $17.7 billion, a decrease of $400 million or 2% compared to the first half of 2023. The revenue for the first half of the year was 37.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 400 million US dollars or 1% compared to the first half of 2023.