Squawk Box Europe Express

Swiss pharma giant Novartis sees Q3 income up by a quarter, allowing it to achieve its FY guidance and countering the fall in generic drug sales Stateside. BNP maintains its forecasts despite Q3 net income and revenue missing expectations. The French bank says it is determined to appeal a U.S. jury’s verdict that ruled it breached sanctions on Sudan during the reign of President Omar al-Bashir. UK lender HSBC sees Q3 profits fall by 14 per cent on the back of legal provisions on a Bernie Madoff-related lawsuit. However, the bank still beat forecasts and hiked its net income guidance for the year.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.