Lloyds Banking Group ShareCast News (LLOY)

London midday: Markets rangebound but winning streak continues

The FTSE 100 was continuing to trade within an extremely tight range on Thursday morning as investors consider how much further the rally will go given that the index is already trading at levels not seen in five and a half years.
[Thu 11:34]

Broker tips: Aviva, RBS, Lloyds...

Investec has kept its 'reduce' rating and 316p target price for insurance giant Aviva despite a well-taken first-quarter trading update from the firm on Thursday.
[Thu 11:31]

Broker snap: Daniel Stewart upgrades RBS and Lloyds on reprivatisation hopes

Daniel Stewart & Company has raised its ratings for part-nationalised lenders RBS and Lloyds to 'buy', saying that placings of the government stakes in 2014 now look like a 'strong probability'.
[Thu 10:23]

Tuesday tips round-up: Banks, Petropavlovsk, Glencore Xstrata

Authorities attempts to create a challenger to the main established lending groups - RBS, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC - are in a state of disarrray after Moody´s six notch downgrade of Co-op last week. Simply put, creating a large new lender is far more difficult and risky than many appreciate. In any case, the fact remains that the sector´s main players continue to dominate the current account market, of which they still possess over 70 per cent. The lesson to be drawn from the
[Tue 07:10]

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Severn Trent, Lloyds, Vodafone...

According to The Times, Severn Trent could be the target of a bid worth up to 5.3bn pounds. The utility company is said to be in talks with Canadian infrastructure investors Borealis and the Kuwait Investment Authoirty
[Tue 06:52]

London close: Markets extend winning streak despite Fed concerns

The FTSE 100 finished with slight gains on Monday, extending the recent winning streak into its eighth day, as markets shrugged off concerns over stimulus measures in the US and disappointing economic data in China.
[13 May '13]

FTSE 100 movers: G4S in top spot after G8 contract win

G4S leapt into the top spot after winning a deal to provide security at the two day Northern Ireland G8 Summit in June. It will provide 450 staff members to give support to the police.
[13 May '13]

London midday: Stocks snap winning streak as Chinese data disappoints

Disappointing economic data from China on Monday put an end to a seven-day winning streak in London which lifted the FTSE 100 to a five-and-a-half-year high last week.
[13 May '13]