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FTSE 100 ends in positive territory, bolstered by miners and weaker pound
The premier UK share index closed up around 24 points at 7,281.
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC
LON:LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group has many household names like Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows. Lloyds Banking Group is a leading UK based financial services group providing a wide range of banking and financial services, focused on personal and commercial customers. The Group’s main business activities are retail, commercial and corporate banking, general insurance, and life, pensions and investment provision. The Group operates the UK’s largest retail bank and has a large and diversified customer base.
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FTSE 100 makes up some ground to close a tad lower as earnings disappoint
The minister responsible for Britain's exit from the EU, David Davis said the UK would lead a “global race to the top"
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One-offs to muddy HSBC's full-year results as global lenders kicks off sector reporting season
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Banks to feature strongly in deluge of blue chip earnings, including Lloyds, RBS, Barclays
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Lloyds pulls £109bn in funds from Standard Life Aberdeen on competition concerns
Standard Life Aberdeen expects to take a £40mln hit following the decision by Lloyds to pull the funds
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FTSE 100 closes up, boosted by mining stocks and as pound strengthens against the dollar
The UK's blue-chip index closes up 20.84 points to 7,234.81
Barclays charged by SFO over loan to Qatari investors in 2008 fundraising
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office charged the lender with unlawful financial assistance
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FTSE 100 heats up as defensives are given the cold shoulder
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Credit Suisse repeated an ‘outperform’ rating on Lloyds and raised its target price to 85p from 80p
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Lloyds Banking Group among the fresh intake for year two of "Dogs of the Footsie"
The new intake to the "Dogs of the Footsie" contains some stocks that, infamously, have slashed or cut their dividends in the past, and some that look likely to do so in the future
Lloyds and Barclays to lift capital returns in 2018, Deutsche Bank expects
Deutsche Bank repeated a 'buy' rating on Lloyds and Barclays and raised its target price on both stocks
FTSE 100 clocks up 50 point gain despite strength of sterling
The dollar's revival did not last long, and although a weak dollar is regarded as being detrimental to the FTSE, the top-shares index still managed a 50 point gain
Lloyds Banking Group aiming to get Berlin office ready for post-Brexit business by the year-end
Reuters reported that Lloyds this month filed an application with Germany’s financial regulators to convert its local branch into a subsidiary, which will enable it to keep its continental operations within the EU, unaffected by Brexit
Carillion pleaded with government for short-term £150mln loan to avoid collapse
Shareholders are said to be considering taking legal action against Carillion
Lloyds and Nationwide lend support to small firms hit by Carillion collapse
Lloyds said it would provide a £50mln fund for small businesses within Carillion's supply chain
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FTSE 100 closes lower for third day in a row
The fall-out from the Carillion collapse continued, the US market saw more volatility, meanwhile, Bitcoin continued to slump testing US$10,000.
Carillion collapse puts contracts at risk but presents opportunities for sector peers
Carillion's contracts, joint venture partners and lenders are hanging in the balance after confirming its collapse
Bank swaps: Morgan Stanley upgrades RBS, downgrades both Lloyds and Barclays
The US investment bank raised its stance on RBS to ‘overweight’ from ‘equal-weight’ with an increased target price of 330p from 265p, with the shares trading at 288.6p