花旗发表报告表示，恒生银行上半年纯利63亿港元，按半年下降22%，按年下降35%。营运利润85亿港元，按半年下降16%，按年下降25%，比共识预期低14%，主要因拨备增加。总收入按半年下降1%，按年增长3%，比市场预期高2%，得益于强劲的非利息收入。拨备费用增至49亿港元，按半年增长49%，按年则大增224%，主要因香港商业地产(CRE)拨备增加及预期信用损失(ECL)假设下调。该行指，信贷成本高于预期，可能为恒生带来短期不确定性，30亿港元的股票回购将受到市场欢迎，但焦点可能集中在信贷成本展望上。该行维持对恒生“买入”评级及目标价135港元。
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