LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's biggest banksrose on Monday as investors responded with relief to results ofthis year's European Union stress test of leading banks.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published the outcomeof its health check of 51 lenders from across the EU on Fridayevening after markets closed.
"Overall, we think the results of the EBA stress testingexercise are essentially a non-event for the UK banks," analystsat Shore Capital said in a note.
There was no pass or fail mark for the stress test, thoughthe core capital ratios of all four top UK lenders were wellabove last year's pass threshold of 5.5 percent.
Shares in Barclays were up 0.5 percent at 0707 GMT,with HSBC 0.4 percent ahead.
RBS was flat, with Lloyds up 1.3 percent.
Britain's blue chip FTSE 100 share index was 0.4percent higher.
The key test for UK lenders will come towards the end of theyear when the Bank of England releases results of its own stresstest of British banks, analysts said. (Reporting by Huw Jones, editing by Sinead Cruise)