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HSBC share price continued its strong rally and is now sitting at its all-time high, with its market capitalization hitting $300 billion. It has become the sixth biggest bank in the world after JPMorgan, Bank of America, ICBC, Agriculture Bank of China, and China Construction Bank.

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A positive tone on UK banks was struck by analysts at Citi at the start of 2026, with NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) and HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA) seen as best placed to benefit from resilient earnings drivers and macro stabilisation. In a note focusing on the "big picture" for the sector, analyst Andrew Coombs said concerns over the UK and Hong Kong economies were overstated.

Shares in HSBC rose as much as 3% to a new record high on Tuesday, briefly lifting the bank's market value above $300  billion and putting it neck-and-neck with AstraZeneca for the top spot in London's FTSE 100 index.

Market valuations for banking equities in Spain, the UK, and Ireland rise above parity in 2025 after years of trading at a discount. Spanish banking entities' valuations dominate those of their UK and Ireland counterparts, with the median price-to-book value and price-to-tangible-book value sitting at 1.69 and 1.94, respectively.

HSBC said on Friday it was undertaking a strategic review of its insurance business in Singapore, as it moves to simplify its operations globally

HSBC is reportedly considering selling its insurance business in Singapore, which could be valued at over $1 billion. Some other insurance and investment companies have shown interest in HSBC Life (Singapore), but the review is in its early stages, and no decision has been made, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 14), citing unnamed sources.