P527 Teletext 527 Jun 1 03:54:53 ———————————————— NEWS ———————— HSBC GAINS ON UPBEAT AGM An upbeat HSBC annual general meeting helped to push the banking giant's shares 8p higher to 983p. Chairman Sir William Purvjs told shareholders results for the first quartet had been "encouraging". "In an environment where margins remain under competitive pressure, our challenge ... is to keep revenues growing faster than costs," he said. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 Download and Analysj Share Prices on Your PC See Pages 532 & 533 Next CityIndjx Shares Family Finance