Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

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

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Lloyds Bank Falls Amid Stress Test Relief Rally

London open: Stocks rise on stress-test results, but gains limited ahead of FOMC

UK markets opened slightly higher on Monday morning, with sentiment boosted by the weekend's news that most European banks had passed recent 'stress tests'. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.1% higher at 6,396 within the opening hour, but had trimmed earlier gains which sent it to a high of 6,443.76. The

BUZZ-European banks: stress relief

** Banking stocks dominate trading activity across Europe with Eurozone banks up 1.5 pct. ** The regional banking index has now retraced more than 2/3rds of the losses incurred in the Sept-Oct sell-off. ** Banking index rises for a fifth day following results of a region-wide banking

UK top four banks respond to stress test success

Britain's four main banks have released statements following their stress test success. The test is meant to assess each bank's capital adequacy against a 5.5% common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital benchmark. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) claimed that its improvement "reflected actions taken to re

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks To Open Higher Amid EU Stress Test Relief

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UK Banks Pass Stress Tests

Royal Bank of Scotland will continue Ulster support, responds to stress test success

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is rumoured to firmly back Irish counterpart Ulster Bank after a recent upswing in value, despite reports that RBS was looking to "seek a sale or outside investment", according to the Sunday Telegraph. The bank's chief executive Ross McEwan has hinted that he would l

REFILE-Investors welcome Europe's bank tests as step in right direction

(Removes extraneous letter in first paragraph) * Bank shares, debt expected to rise after no major failures * Italian banks the biggest losers, Monte Paschi hires advisors * U.S. tests still seen as more credible; regular testing needed * Chances of Lloyds restarting divid

UPDATE 2-Lloyds dividend in balance after close stress test pass

* Lloyds had core capital of 6.2 pct, above 5.5 pct minimum * RBS had core capital of 6.7 pct * UK banks face further BoE stress test in December * Lloyds must prove capital strength for dividend clearance (Adds reaction from government, Lloyds Banking Group) By Matt Scu

UK's Lloyds Banking Group narrowly passes EBA stress test

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain's state-backed lender Lloyds Banking Group narrowly passed a test set by European regulators to assess whether banks have enough capital to weather another economic crash. Lloyds, which is 25 percent owned by the British government after being rescued dur

EU says 24 banks fail stress test, capital hole of 25 bln euros

By Huw Jones and Steve Slater LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A health check of banks across the European Union showed that 24 lenders, all from the euro zone, were too weak to withstand a three-year recession in a test aimed at drawing a line under the single currency's area's protracted debt c

MARKET COMMENT: London Stocks End Lower Ahead Of Bank Stress Tests

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