HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered on Thursday posted a 45.5% rise in annual profit, weathering the economic fallout from global trade tensions and political protests in Hong Kong with revenue growth in its main markets. The bank, which makes the bulk of its revenue in Asia, posted a pretax profit of $3.71 billion (2.87 billion pounds), up from $2.55 billion in 2018 and slightly below the $3.94 billion average of analysts' forecasts compiled by the bank.The bank said it would take..