Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: HSBC And Intertek Rise Despite Lower Profit

Monday newspaper round-up: Banco Espírito Santo, Lloyds, Carillion...

Portugal's troubled Banco Espírito Santo has been renamed "Novo Banco" (New Bank), and split into a "good" and a "bad" bank under a €4.9-billion rescue plan drawn up by the country's central bank to keep the lender afloat. The Bank of Portugal stepped in last night after a disastrous week in which s

Sunday newspaper round-up: Carillion-Balfour, share sell-off, Lloyds Banking

Carillion plans to put Balfour Beatty in a "bear hug" to tempt Balfour's shareholders to support its attempted takeover, the Sunday Times said. Carillion last week scuppered a planned all-share merger when it backtracked on the agreed sale of Balfour's Parsons Brinckerhoff US design consultancy. Wit

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

AstraZeneca: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 3950p to 4000p staying with its hold recommendation. Avacta: Numis places both its target price and its buy recommendation under review. Barclays: Berenberg upgrades from sell to hold with a target price of 220p. Bodycote: UBS shifts target price f

UK BROKER RATINGS: Shell Upgraded After Strong Results

Some lenders eye exit as Dubai World seeks to revise $25 bln debt deal

* Dubai World proposes to make 1st big repayment early, delay 2nd * Strong Dubai economy may help persuade lenders * Unclear if new interest rate, asset sale timetable would be set * Lloyds attempt to cut exposure was called off - sources * Other banks believed to be consi

London close: FTSE lower on US fed, Russian sanctions, corporate news

- FTSE closes down 43.44 at 6,730.11 - Eurozone CPI comes in at 0.4% - UK house prices rise slowest since April 2013 techMARK 2,764.95 -0.52% FTSE 100 6,730.11 -0.64% FTSE 250 15,495.64 -0.86% The FTSE 100 suffered a drop in both early and late trade, ultimately closing 43.33 points lower at 6,730

FTSE 100 movers: Shell rises after Q2 profit beats expectations

Results from oil major Royal Dutch Shell jumped after it smashed analysts' estimates with its second-quarter profits. Shell, which has a market cap of around £156bn at current prices, said that earnings on a current cost of supplies basis surged to $5.1bn in the three months to 30 June, up from $2.4

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks End Busy Day In The Red

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Balfour Beatty, Carillion Talks End In Dispute

Broker tips: Lloyds, Shell, Weir, Afren

Better-than-expected second-quarter results from Lloyds Banking Group have prompted Investec to repeat its 'buy' recommendation for the stock. "The market has, (quite rightly in our view), taken disclosure of Lloyds' 'reprehensible' LIBOR manipulation and (immaterial) £0.2bn fine in its stride," sa

London midday: Earnings come in mixed as investors watch US data, Fed

- Shell, BG Group and Intu lead the risers - Weir, Schroders and Lloyds fall - Afren drops after suspending directors - US data and Fed keep investors cautious techMARK 2,763.54 -0.57% FTSE 100 6,763.04 -0.15% FTSE 250 15,495.73 -0.86% London stocks were trading in the red for a second straight da

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Shell Leads FTSE 100 As Laird Tops FTSE 250

Investec sees solid progress at Lloyds at Q2 beat

Better-than-expected second-quarter results from Lloyds Banking Group have prompted Investec to repeat its 'buy' recommendation for the stock. "The market has, (quite rightly in our view), taken disclosure of Lloyds' 'reprehensible' LIBOR manipulation and (immaterial) £0.2bn fine in its stride," sa

TOP NEWS: Strong Results From Shell Highlight UK Corporate Earnings