Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

UK stocks touched a new intraday record on Friday before slipping into the red, as investors treaded carefully on another busy day for corporate earnings and economic data.The FTSE 100 reached a new high of 6,960.00 early on, surpassing the previous intraday record reached on Tuesday, but had erased gains by midday, trading down 0.1% at 6,942.Annual results from a number of heavyweight blue chips, including Lloyds, Old Mutual, IAG and Intu Properties, received a mixed reaction from investors in morning trade.Not even the news that German parliament officially approved Greece's request for a bailout extension could lift stocks, with the impact relatively muted impact given that a 'yes' vote had been widely expected.An overwhelming majority of MPs granted the extension, with finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble saying: "We Germans should do everything possible to keep Europe together as much as we can."Meanwhile, there was plenty of economic data for investors to take in, including German retail sales, UK and US consumer confidence, German inflation and US gross domestic product (GDP).As for US GDP, due out at 13:30, analysts are predicting revised estimates to show 2% annualised growth in the fourth quarter, down from the initial estimate of 2.6%.Lloyds and StanChart rise, RBS fallsInvestors at Lloyds celebrated the company's resumption of a dividend for the first time in six years, even if 2014 results came in below expectations. Statutory profits before tax roared more than fourfold higher to £1.8bn, but came in well shy of the consensus expectation for £2.6bn.Sector peer RBS was extending declines after missing forecasts with its annual results on Thursday, while Standard Chartered continued to rise after unveiling a boardroom shake-up, prompting Canaccord Genuity to lift its rating on the stock from 'sell' to 'hold'.Closing out a two-year restructuring programme, Pearson delivered results broadly in line with expectations and expressed confidence about returning to earnings growth in 2015 as its markets stabilise, helping shares higher.BA owner IAG was flying higher after reporting operating earnings 80.5% higher at £1.4bn for 2014, thanks partly to cheaper fuel, while its Iberia division swung from a loss to a profit. chief executive Willie Walsh said the Spanish unit's "turnaround has been remarkable".Insurance and investment group Old Mutual gained after reporting a better-than-expected 16% increase in its operating profit for 2014 on the back of improving economic growth in Britain and the US.UK shopping centre owner Intu Properties declined after a fall in rents led to a 2.9% fall in underlying earnings per share, disappointing the City which had expected no change.Diversified mining group Rio Tinto underwhelmed with plans to streamline its product groups and corporate functions, dividing up its energy division as it looks to cut costs and simplify its structure.Meanwhile, shares in retinal imaging group Optos surged 31% after a cash offer from Nikon for £259m.Market MoverstechMARK 3,161.27 -0.15%FTSE 100 6,942.00 -0.11%FTSE 250 17,230.99 -0.11%FTSE 100 - RisersStandard Chartered (STAN) 1,021.00p +4.61%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 577.50p +3.22%Associated British Foods (ABF) 3,137.00p +2.89%Kingfisher (KGF) 370.10p +2.72%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 2,652.00p +2.20%Pearson (PSON) 1,418.00p +1.58%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 3,172.00p +1.41%Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI) (CCH) 1,161.00p +0.96%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 5,845.00p +0.95%Intertek Group (ITRK) 2,491.00p +0.85%FTSE 100 - FallersIntu Properties (INTU) 357.90p -3.92%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 376.40p -2.64%Weir Group (WEIR) 1,697.00p -2.13%Fresnillo (FRES) 808.50p -1.88%BG Group (BG.) 953.10p -1.74%Reed Elsevier (REL) 1,111.00p -1.68%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,100.00p -1.35%Barclays (BARC) 258.65p -1.32%SABMiller (SAB) 3,666.50p -1.25%GKN (GKN) 364.00p -1.14%FTSE 250 - RisersRightmove (RMV) 2,941.00p +10.07%Allied Minds (ALM) 542.50p +5.75%PZ Cussons (PZC) 331.90p +5.10%FirstGroup (FGP) 103.90p +2.47%Synthomer (SYNT) 289.40p +2.19%Man Group (EMG) 192.30p +2.18%Tullett Prebon (TLPR) 347.40p +2.00%Zoopla Property Group (WI) (ZPLA) 183.20p +1.78%Booker Group (BOK) 158.70p +1.73%Big Yellow Group (BYG) 627.50p +1.70%FTSE 250 - FallersWilliam Hill (WMH) 370.10p -5.22%Afren (AFR) 9.12p -5.20%Berendsen (BRSN) 1,101.00p -4.26%Bank of Georgia Holdings (BGEO) 1,694.00p -3.48%Redefine International (RDI) 56.20p -3.44%Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 2,481.00p -3.43%Computacenter (CCC) 736.50p -3.09%IMI (IMI) 1,381.00p -3.02%Lonmin (LMI) 155.30p -2.69%Carillion (CLLN) 361.00p -2.54%