BUZZ-StanChart's London shares atop FTSE 100 on Q3 profit beat, HK shares close at over 6-1/2 yr high

Reuters10-30

(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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