FTSE 100 Falls as HSBC and Reckitt Shares Slide
The FTSE 100 fell more than 1% on Tuesday, underperforming European peers as disappointing results from HSBC and Reckitt weighed on financial and consumer stocks. HSBC dropped over 6% after third-quarter pretax profit rose 32% to $9.6 billion, missing analysts’ $9.7 billion estimate, while the bank left its full-year o