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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+7.2%25 Feb 2026Max
  2. 2+6.0%8 Apr 2026High
  3. 3−5.7%27 Oct 2026Max
  4. 4+5.3%11 Jun 2026High
  5. 5−4.7%3 Mar 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

264 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max41.5%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High31.1%
  • Moderate62.3%
  • Low8833.3%
  • Very Low16261.4%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−13.9%Week of28 Feb 2022Max
  2. 2−13.7%Week of31 Mar 2025Very High
  3. 3+10.1%Week of2 Jan 2023Low
  4. 4−9.8%Week of2 Mar 2026High
  5. 5+9.6%Week of23 May 2022Low

Every week, by size of move

298 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max10.3%
  • Very High10.3%
  • High10.3%
  • Moderate41.3%
  • Low6923.2%
  • Very Low22274.5%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+29.1%May 2009Max
  2. 2−27.0%Oct 2008Max
  3. 3+26.2%Apr 2009Max
  4. 4+23.4%Nov 2020Moderate
  5. 5+21.4%Jul 2009High

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max62.4%
  • Very High31.2%
  • High72.8%
  • Moderate72.8%
  • Low5321.0%
  • Very Low17669.8%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, HSBC rose most often in April (19 of 22) and fell most often in August (15 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
27 Oct 2026 Missed$2.10 vs $2.25 expected +0.4%
4 Aug 2026 Missed$2.25 vs $2.33 expected −1.7%
4 May 2026 Beat$2.20 vs $2.16 expected −3.0%
25 Feb 2026 Beat$1.85 vs $1.80 expected +7.2%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, HSBC moves about 1.0% up or down. That is calmer than 7 in 10 shares we follow.

Industry · Financials

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In the news

Recent headlines about HSBC Holdings plc, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01CoinDesk3 hours agoUber tests how tokenization can put idle cash to work with HSBC, Franklin Templeton
  2. 02Seeking Alpha4 hours agoMorgan Stanley, Hyperliquid in gainers; Brazilian stocks, HSBC among decliners: week's financials warp
  3. 03MarketBeat9 hours agoHSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) Stock Now Rated "Hold" by Wall Street Brokerages
  4. 04WSJ12 hours agoHSBC Profit Growth Misses, Plans $1 Billion Buyback
  5. 05Stocktwits19 hours agoGEV Stock In Focus Amid Mixed Analyst Views — HSBC Upgrades GE Vernova To Buy, Says Wind Business Is ‘Past The Worst’
  6. 06Stock Titan23 hours agoHSBC (HSBC) buys back 170,000 shares in the UK and 599,600 in Hong Kong.