10 Most Valuable UK Companies

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5. HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC)

Total market cap of the company (in billions): $123.98

The most valuable bank in the UK, HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) is also the largest bank in Europe by assets, with close to $3 trillion in 2021, while HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) has assets under custody worth nearly $11 trillion. While accusations of terrorism have been levied against HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC), which subsequent investigations proved were correct, it will be interesting to see if this has a continuing impact on its business, after being fined by South Africa in 2018 while admitting to Australia in 2020 that it may have broken the country’s anti-money laundering laws.

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