Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

Lloyds looks to restore confidence after narrow stress test pass

* Underlying profit expected to rise to $3.2 bln -poll * Morgan Stanley analysts forecast 450 mln stg PPI charge * Lloyds expected to announce 9,000 job cuts -sources * Bank narrowly passed European stress test on Sunday By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Ll

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FTSE 100 movers: Travel stocks lead following recent Ebola-related declines

Travel stocks were among the best performers as investors continued to search for bargains after recent Ebola-related weakness in the sector. TUI Travel, Intercontinental Hotels, Carnival, IAG and Easyjet were putting in decent gains, with the latter two being helped by positive comments from Morgan

Sector movers: Lloyds leads banks lower as stress-test success underwhelms

Investors of the UK's biggest high street banks were left underwhelmed on Monday by the news that Britain's lenders had all passed the latest stress tests in Europe. Lloyds, HSBC, RBS and Barclays were all trading firmly in the red in afternoon trade. Results from the European Banking Authority's (

Broker tips: Lloyds, GlaxoSmithKline, Airlines

Lloyds may have passed the Europe-wide stress tests, but the UK's own bank-health checks may be an issue, according to broker Jefferies which downgraded the stock from 'hold' to 'underperform' on Monday. The broker reckons that Lloyds is now "at risk" ahead of the Prudential Regulation Authority's f

London midday: Stocks drop into the red after German data, ECB stress tests

UK stocks had erased early gains by Monday lunchtime as ongoing concerns about Germany and the health of the wider Eurozone economy weighed on sentiment. The FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 6,377 by midday, pulling back sharply after having touched an intraday high of 6,443.76 in early deals. News that G

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Lloyds, RBS Suffer After Stress Test Results

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Banks Under Stress After EU Test Results

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks Give Up Early Gains As Eurozone Concerns Return

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Aquarius Platinum: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 28p to 30p and maintains a buy recommendation. Dechra Pharmaceuticals: FinnCap ups target price from 800p to 840p and reiterates a buy recommendation. easyJet: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 1650p to 1665p leaving its overweight rati

Lloyds at risk from UK stress tests, Jefferies downgrades to 'underperform'

Lloyds may have passed the Europe-wide stress tests, but the UK's own bank-health checks may be an issue, according to broker Jefferies which downgraded the stock from 'hold' to 'underperform' on Monday. The broker said it likes Lloyds and its prospects but the risk/reward balance on the shares is "

Co-op Bank names Dennis Holt as new chairman

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Britain's Co-operative Bank appointed Dennis Holt as chairman on Monday as the lender looks to move on from its near collapse last year and a drugs scandal involving former chairman Paul Flowers. Holt, who joined the board in February as senior independent direct

UK BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies Cuts Lloyds To Underperform From Hold

UPDATE 1-Monte dei Paschi slumps to buck post-stress test rally by Europe's banks

(Adds further details) LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Italy's Monte dei Paschi slumped on Monday after having the biggest capital hole to fill in a health check of European banks that was generally seen as good news for the sector. Some 25 euro zone banks failed landmark health checks th

EU banks rally after stress test but Monte Paschi and Lloyds fall

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - European banking shares rallied on Monday after health checks from regulators and the European Central Bank reassured investors over the health of the region's financial system. However, shares in Italian bank Monte Paschi and Britain's Lloyds Banking Group fell a