Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

London's top stocks have made a good start to the new week on news that euro zone finance ministers have approved a €30bn emergency aid package for debt-stricken Greece.Under the terms of the deal, Greece would receive the potential aid via a three-year loan with an interest rate of around 5%, well below commercial rates which currently stand at around 7.5%.Banks are among the risers in early dealings with Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking and Barclays in demand.Barclays is backing a £300m refinancing that will lead to the sale of Liverpool FC, according to weekend press reports. The Sunday Times writes that the bank is this weekend finalising a deal that will see it displace the club's current lenders, provide additional funds to manager Rafa Benitez and name Martin Broughton of British Airways as chairman. Elsewhere in the sector, UBS said Monday that it expects to swing to a first-quarter pre-tax profit of at least 2.5bn Swiss francs and that outflows from wealthy clients are slowing. The profit compares to a loss of around 1.5 billion francs a year earlier, the Swiss bank announced ahead of its shareholders' meeting on Wednesday. US aeroplane maker Boeing has warded UK defence and aerospace group Cobham a contract to supply in excess of 500 BRU-61/A carriage systems for Boeing's Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) programme. Financial details of the contract were not divulged. Business publisher United Business Media (UBM) has acquired DesignCon, the exhibition and conference serving the electronic design and semiconductor industry, for $1.3m from Professional Education International.Ladbrokes, the bookmaking operation, is to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Italian gaming firm Cogetech for around €5.25m in cash. Under the terms of the deal, Cogetech will also assume responsibility for about €18m of guarantees currently provided by Ladbrokes.Hotel group Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) said its New Zealand subsidiary has run into trouble with its Chinese joint venture.Online market research firm YouGov has taken a break from providing updates on the electorate's voting intentions on the UK general election and released in line interim results.Electrical component maker E2V, which is going through a restructuring process, said full-year revenue was around 14% below last year's reported levels.Video games maker Zoo Digital expects to report full year turnover and EBITDA significantly ahead of market expectations and the previous year.FTSE 100 - RisersHome Retail Group (HOME) 290.60p +3.64%Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 345.50p +2.10%Sage Group (SGE) 253.70p +1.40%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 45.32p +1.39%International Power (IPR) 335.20p +1.30%Prudential (PRU) 580.50p +1.22%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 64.87p +1.22%ICAP (IAP) 395.60p +1.10%Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA) 1,985.00p +1.02%Barclays (BARC) 360.15p +1.02%FTSE 100 - FallersARM Holdings (ARM) 240.30p -1.52%Smiths Group (SMIN) 1,145.00p -0.87%Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,053.00p -0.85%Experian Group (EXPN) 632.00p -0.63%Xstrata (XTA) 1,291.00p -0.62%United Utilities Group (UU.) 568.50p -0.44%Shire Plc (SHP) 1,443.00p -0.41%British Airways (BAY) 247.30p -0.28%Compass Group (CPG) 538.50p -0.28%Intertek Group (ITRK) 1,497.00p -0.27%