HONG KONG: HSBC’s net profit plunged in April-June and the bank said on Wednesday that it is heading into “a period of heightened uncertainty” after Britain voted to leave the Euro- pean Union.

Profit after tax sank 40 percent on-year to $2.61 billion, the bank said in a statement, but assured it had weathered the Brexit storm “securely”.

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