Away from the death of entertainer Cilla Black, Lloyds (LON:LLOY), Greece and a new skyscraper for the City were among the topics attracting hits on Monday.
Greece's stock exchange was open for business again after five weeks' closure and the story wasn't rosy as the bourse tumbled 22%.
The National bank of Greece was among the top four lenders in the debt-ridden country, which is seeking a £60bn Eurozone bailout, plummet 30%.
Data also showed unsurprisingly that Greek manufacturing activity fell last month to its lowest level on record.
Back to home turf and land in London's square mile just got an even bit more tight as a new 40-storey tower got the green light.
The Mitsubishi Estate London was given permission to create the skyscraper at 6-8 Bishopsgate and 150 Leadenhall Street. It will have shops on the ground floor and a viewing gallery 40 stores up.
Banking news was quite prevalent today and Lloyds shares nudged up a tad, as it emerged the UK Treasury had sold further shares off.
Taxpayers once held 43% because of the bailout during the financial crisis but how hold less than 14% as it sold a further 1% of the black-horse bank.
It means nearly £14bn has been recovered. Meanwhile, it has prompted chatter that a sell-off of RBS (LON:RBS) could begin soon. The taxpayer has a whopping 79% stake in that group. RBS shares went 0.7% lower today.
HSBC added 0.41% to 582.10p as it posted first half results showing a 10% jump in profits.
The Asia focused group also unveiled the sale of its Brazil banking unit to Banco Bradesco in a deal worth US$5.2bn and confirmed it was relocating UK retail operations to Birmingham, which should be completed in three years.
Also in the news, Zamano (LON:ZMNO) shares shot up over 23% as the mobile product billings provider Zamano received a takeover bid from an unnamed company.
It has offered €0.20 per share in a “highly conditional approach” that still needs due diligence.
“There can be no certainty that any offer will be made nor as to the terms of any offer” the company said.
The company adds charges to mobile phone bills when something is bought through a phone for almost 80% of Irish mobile phones after signing a deal with Three Ireland earlier in the year.