HSBC lowered the firm’s price target on Exxon Mobil (XOM) to $119 from $123 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The sharp fall in oil prices since early April has raised pressure on oil majors’ financial frameworks, which were designed to work at $70 per barrel oil, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm cut estimates for the global integrated oils.
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