FTSE 100 ends lower on the week as loss-making RBS drags ticker south
London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Friday, dragged lower by heavyweight loser RBS after it reported a ninth straight year of losses
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC
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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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