# HSBC Falls, Novartis Rises, UMG Sound Up

An episode of [Stock Movers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1803209456), 27 Oct 2026, 4:01.

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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. On this episode of Stock Movers: - HSBC shares decline as much as 7.1% in London, making the stock the worst performer Tuesday on the Stoxx 600 Banks Index, after the lender’s 3Q revenue fell short of expectations, with analysts pointing to weak net interest income. Shares in Hong Kong are 5.2% lower. - Novartis raised its outlook for the year as growth from newer medicines increasingly offset the hit from generic competition to former blockbuster Entresto. - Shares in Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record company, rose after it discussed going private with a few prominent Wall Street firms, according to people familiar with the matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:02] Speaker 1: Bloomberg Audio Studios. Podcasts.
[0:05] Speaker 2: Radio. News.
[0:08] Speaker 1: The Stock Movers Report. Your roundup of companies making moves
[0:12] Speaker 1: in the stock market. Harnessing the power of Bloomberg data.
[0:16] Speaker 1: Let's have a look at some of the stocks on
[0:17] Speaker 1: the move today in Europe. I'm Caroline Hepke with Stephen Carroll.
[0:20] Speaker 1: We're joined by Bloomberg reporter Josh Gorn Warner. Josh, good
[0:23] Speaker 1: to speak to you.
[0:24] Speaker 2: Let's start with HSBC, the UK's biggest bank.
[0:26] Speaker 1: Mixed results.
[0:28] Speaker 2: And investors don't seem to like it very much.
[0:30] Speaker 1: Just tell us a bit more about HSBC.
[0:33] Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning. So, the bank delivered a 32% rise
[0:36] Speaker 2: in quarterly profit and a nice $ 1 billion share buyback.
[0:39] Speaker 2: But it doesn't seem to be enough to meet quite
[0:41] Speaker 2: lofty expectations of investors. They were anticipating even stronger growth
[0:46] Speaker 2: and some were even looking for a better outlook to
[0:48] Speaker 2: be issued today. The rise in profits was driven by
[0:52] Speaker 2: higher interest rates, robust inflows for its wealth division, and
[0:55] Speaker 2: also some lower credit losses than expected. But Goldman Sachs
[0:59] Speaker 2: said the miss on net interest income suggests the benefit
[1:03] Speaker 2: of the improved rate backdrop may be less than previously hoped.
[1:06] Speaker 2: And the bank also flagged some pressure on deposits in
[1:09] Speaker 2: the U.K. and Hong Kong. And that prompted Jefferies to
[1:12] Speaker 2: suggest that its guidance out to 2028 may actually be
[1:15] Speaker 2: somewhat ambitious. HSB shares were weak in Hong Kong, currently
[1:20] Speaker 2: down about 5.5. The weakness is bleeding through to the
[1:23] Speaker 2: European Open. Shares in London are down about 7% at
[1:26] Speaker 2: present and at their lowest level since May. Things a
[1:30] Speaker 2: bit more positive in terms of investor reception, though, to
[1:32] Speaker 2: the numbers out of the Swiss drugmaker Novartis.
[1:35] Speaker 1: Yes.
[1:36] Speaker 2: So, Novartis up about 2% this morning after topping expectations
[1:40] Speaker 2: and raising its guidance for the rest of the year.
[1:43] Speaker 2: Growth from newer medicines is offsetting the hit from generic competition.
[1:47] Speaker 2: Novartis now expecting core operating profits to come in flattish
[1:50] Speaker 2: or slightly higher this year. It previously forecast a mild decline,
[1:55] Speaker 2: so not too much of a blowout guidance raise, but
[1:57] Speaker 2: it is reassuring investors. These results come as Novartis is
[2:02] Speaker 2: hunting for new medicines as cheaper copies eat into sales
[2:05] Speaker 2: of some of its former bestsellers. Vontabel said that the
[2:08] Speaker 2: profit beat was surprisingly good considering the amount of generic
[2:11] Speaker 2: competition starting to impact several drugs. And, you know, this
[2:15] Speaker 2: situation has been under the spotlight. Three recent clinical trial
[2:18] Speaker 2: setbacks have been in focus. And that is also raising
[2:21] Speaker 2: the stakes for the remaining treatments in the pipeline. So,
[2:24] Speaker 2: you know, questions remain on the future. But Novartis is
[2:26] Speaker 2: providing some reassurance today. Okay.
[2:29] Speaker 1: Lastly, Universal Music Group reaction to what may happen next
[2:34] Speaker 1: for this business. Yeah.
[2:36] Speaker 2: So, I mean, outside the world of earnings, we've got
[2:38] Speaker 2: the world's largest record company. You know, this is home
[2:40] Speaker 2: to acts like Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar. It's gaining
[2:44] Speaker 2: on reports that it previously discussed going private with a
[2:46] Speaker 2: few prominent Wall Street firms. It held preliminary talks with
[2:50] Speaker 2: private equity groups, including Apollo, TPG and Blackstone. The conversations
[2:55] Speaker 2: did not progress and Universal has not put itself up
[2:57] Speaker 2: for sale, according to people familiar with the matter. But still,
[3:01] Speaker 2: this news is providing a boost because the share price
[3:04] Speaker 2: has sagged and has prompted many at the company and
[3:08] Speaker 2: on Wall Street to wonder whether the music giant would
[3:10] Speaker 2: be better off as a private firm. The stock is
[3:12] Speaker 2: down 27% this year. It's below its IPO price when
[3:17] Speaker 2: it went public in 2021. And notably, Universal was already
[3:21] Speaker 2: a takeover target earlier this year. One of its shareholders
[3:24] Speaker 2: wanted to make an offer and move it to the U.S.
[3:26] Speaker 2: in the hope of a higher valuation. But this was
[3:29] Speaker 2: rejected despite its biggest investor agreeing that the firm is undervalued. So,
[3:34] Speaker 2: one to keep an eye on for sure.
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