HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings reported a 10 percent increase in earnings for the first half of the year, boosted by bumper profits in Hong Kong as the lender considers whether to move its headquarters from London to the Asian hub.
HSBC also announced the sale of its Brazil unit to Banco Bradesco SA
Europe's biggest bank said on Monday pretax profits in the six months to the end of June were $13.6 billion, up from $12.3 billion a year earlier and well above analysts' average forecast of $12.5 billion according to a poll conducted by the bank.
HSBC's shares were unchanged in Hong Kong on Monday morning, against a 1 percent drop in the city's benchmark Hang Seng index <.HSI>.
(Reporting By Lawrence White; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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