(Updates)
** London-listed Standard Chartered shares up 2.7% at 900p, highest level since August 2015
** Stock top pct gainer on FTSE bluechip index
** Stanchart's HK shares ended up 2.95% at HK$90.75, the highest close since Feb 2018; top pct gainer in Hang Seng Composite Index tracking financials stocks
** HK shares log biggest one-day pct gain since Aug. 16
** StanChart's third quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, topping analyst estimates, as it recovered from China-related impairments while wealth and markets businesses bolstered the emerging-market focused lender's revenue
** Standard Chartered sees 2024 income up around 10% vs prior estimate of towards 7%
** Hong Kong-listed stock up 38.5% YTD, London shares up ~36%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok and Prerna Bedi)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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