STANCHART (02888.HK) -0.700 (-0.493%) Short selling $2.86M; Ratio 1.228% 's 1H25 reported profit before taxation (PBT) was US$4.383 billion, up 25.5% YoY, beating the forecasts of three brokers as summarized by our reporters ranging from US$3.621 billion to US$4.214 billion, according to STANCHART's announcement.