UK stocks extend winning run, HSBC jumps after results

UK's top share index extended its winning streak on Monday as HSBC surged after providing an upbeat earnings outlook, while easing inflation expectations dampened hopes of a super-sized rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE) this week.

UK's top share index extended its winning streak on Monday as HSBC surged after providing an upbeat earnings outlook while easing inflation expectations dampened hopes of a super-sized rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE) this week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 climbed 1.1% by 0721 GMT after hitting seven-week highs on Friday.

HSBC jumped 5.9% after Europe's biggest bank announced a higher profitability target and bullish dividend outlook and pushed back on a proposal by top shareholder Ping An Insurance Group Co of China to split itself. The wider banking index added 1.5%.

Pearson rose 5.6% as the education group reiterated its full-year profit outlook and said its new integrated structure under boss Andy Bird was helping to save costs and grow the top line. The domestically focused midcap index gained 1.6% after notching a seven-week top last week.

Quilter jumped 13.8% after a media report said NatWest Group is considering a bid for the fund manager. The British public's expectations for inflation fell again in July, a survey showed, potentially adding to the case for the BoE to increase interest rates by only a quarter percentage point later this week.