Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

UPDATE 3-Lloyds dealt new blow with $1.5 bln mis-selling charge

* Total charge for PPI mis-selling rises to 11.5 bln stg * Analysts at Citi expect further 1 bln stg charge * Lloyds confirms to close 200 branches, cut 9,000 jobs * FD says confident of passing UK stress test * Says confident Lloyds will pay dividend for 2014 (Adds comm

FTSE 100 movers: StanChart slides after third-quarter results disappoint

Shares in banking group Standard Chartered dropped after the company reported a 16% decline in operating profit in the third quarter and said that full-year earnings would be lower than last year. Shares in banking counterpart Standard Chartered dropped after the company reported a 16% decline in op

Sector movers: Standard Chartered, Lloyds drag UK banks lower

The second profit warning in a year from Standard Chartered and some underwhelming results from Lloyds ensured that the banking sector was the worst-performing segment in London on Tuesday. Shares of Asia-focused StanChart were down 9% in afternoon trade after the bank warned that second-half underl

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: UK Banks, Oil Companies Take A Hit

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Banks Weigh On London Once Again

TOP NEWS: Lloyds Swings To Profit, Confirms 9,000 Jobs To Be Axed

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Higher With Mining Support As Banks Fall

UPDATE: Lloyds Swings To Pretax Profit Despite GBP900 Million PPI Hit

London open: UK stocks rise, but Lloyds and StanChart fall

Despite some heavy falls from banking heavyweights Lloyds and Standard Chartered, UK stocks advanced on Tuesday morning as the FTSE 100 rebounded from a one-week low. London's benchmark index was up 0.6% at 6,404 in early deals, helped by decent gains from oil major BP. The Footsie closed at 6,363.

BUZZ-StanChart: worst single-day drop this year on profit tumble

** Standard Chartered posts steep falls in robust volume after Q3 operating profit dropped 16 pct on bad debt rise & higher costs. ** Stock one of only two decliners on Britain's FTSE 100 , down 5.9 pct, biggest one-day percentage drop since Dec. 2013. ** Trading volume already at hal

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Stocks Rise Despite Standard Chartered, Lloyds

London pre-open: Calm session expected ahead of Wednesday's FOMC decision

London's blue chips are set for a reversal of Monday's losses, with a degree of calmness expected in markets ahead of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 32 points higher than Monday's close of 6,363.46. "It's been a very calm

Lloyds remains confident of paying 2014 dividend

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group remains hopeful of paying a dividend for 2014 despite only achieving a narrow pass in a stress test by European regulators, Finance Director George Culmer told reporters on a conference call. The bank, 25 percent-owned by the British governme

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Look Higher With Banks In Focus Again

Lloyds Swings To Pretax Profit Despite GBP900 Million PPI Hit