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FTSE 100 shares eke out gains, but mid-caps slip
FTSE 100 shares eked out light gains but mid-caps ended softer in a non-event session on Tuesday as markets began winding down for the holiday season
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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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