European banks including UBS AG, Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Credit Suisse Group AG have announced more than 70, 000 job cuts since midyear, compared with 42, 000 by U.S. peers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Among the largest underlying components of VGK, in trading today Nestle S A ( OTC: NSRGY) is up about 0.5%, Vodafone Group Plc ( NASD: VOD) is up about 0.3%, and HSBC Holdings Plc ( NYSE: HBC) is higher by about 1.1%.