UPDATE: Lloyds waves goodbye to two board members
19th Sep 2011 10:51
Lloyds Banking Group will wave goodbye to two of its boardroom members, finance director Tim Tookey and Scottish Widows' deputy chairman Lord Sandy Leitch. Tookey, who joined Lloyds in April 2006 and become a board member in 2008, will be joining insurance giant Resolution in February as chief fina
Read moreLondon open: Banks unwanted as euro worries continue
19th Sep 2011 08:43
London's blue chip index sank below the 5,300 level in the opening minutes on Monday, as the debt crisis in Europe took centre stage again, dampening sentiment. Investors seeking a resolution to the problems were disheartened after a meeting of EU finance ministers in Poland on Friday failed to li
Read moreLondon pre-open: Eurozone debt fears return to haunt Footsie
19th Sep 2011 07:21
The Footsie is in danger of opening the week with a triple-digit decline after European finance chiefs meeting last week failed to come up with a convincing solution to the Eurozone's debt problems. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 98 points from Friday's close of 5,368. Lord Leitc
Read moreLloyds waves goodbye to two board members
19th Sep 2011 07:15
Lloyds Banking Group will wave goodbye to two of its boardroom members, finance director Tim Tookey and Scottish Widows' deputy chairman Lord Sandy Leitch. Tookey, who joined Lloyds in April 2006 and become a board member in 2008, will be joining insurance giant Resolution in February as chief fina
Read moreFTSE 100 Movers: Banks on the up after ECB announcement
16th Sep 2011 12:07
The banks maintained their top position throughout the morning as the blue chip index extended gains on the back of the announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday to provide more dollar liquidity to Eurozone banks. Barclays, RBS and Lloyds were all buoyed after the news that the ECB
Read moreLondon open: Banks lead the rise
16th Sep 2011 08:35
The FTSE 100 has risen higher in early trading, led by the banks, as the blue chip index extended gains on the back of the an announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) made yesterday. US and Asian markets performed well on Thursday and overnight, respectively, on news that the ECB - along wit
Read moreLondon close: Footsie jumps on euro hopes
15th Sep 2011 16:27
After an already strong start to trading on Thursday on the back of a Franco-German statement on Greece, markets across Europe surged following a European Central Bank (ECB) announcement in mid-afternoon, helping the Footsie in London finish over 2% higher. Early on, investors celebrated last night
Read moreBroker tips: UK banks, GKN, Kingfisher
15th Sep 2011 12:47
Nomura has upgraded banking giants HSBC and Barclays to buy, but downgraded Lloyds to neutral, after assessing the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) report and Eurozone risks. "In our view, [HSBC's] relative performance will depend on risk appetite and in particular sentiment towards official
Read moreBroker snap: Nomura upgrades HSBC and Barclays, downgrades Lloyds
15th Sep 2011 12:14
Nomura has upgraded banking giants HSBC and Barclays to buy, but downgraded Lloyds to neutral, after assessing the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) report and Eurozone risks. "The publication of the final ICB report reduces some of the uncertainty facing UK banks, although at the expense of
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 rises 1% as euro fears ease
14th Sep 2011 16:30
The Footsie finished strongly on Wednesday, gaining over 1%, despite a slow start for US stocks after retail sales were unchanged in August. Stocks were helped on numerous reports of governments riding to the rescue of Europe - such as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) who are said to be
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Banking reforms, News Corp, Intel
14th Sep 2011 06:30
Proposals for sweeping reforms to Britain's banks have reignited speculation that some big lenders may move their operations abroad. HSBC and Barclays have been given an incentive to shift all or part of their businesses overseas after the recommendations in Sir John Vickers' report on banking, anal
Read moreLondon close: Good gains as FTSE 100 rallies
13th Sep 2011 16:58
Stocks rediscovered their earlier buoyancy to finish with strong gains as hopes of a resolution of the euro crisis attracted buyers. Today's big mover, Cairn Energy, fell sharply after reporting disappointing results from its drilling campaign offshore Greenland, with one well coming up dry and ano
Read moreLondon midday: Eurozone worries resurface
13th Sep 2011 12:07
This morning's bright start seems a distant memory now, with shares firmly in the red as worries over the Eurozone situation take centre stage again. Today's big mover, Cairn Energy is sharply lower after reporting disappointing results from its offshore drilling campaign offshore Greenland, with o
Read moreLondon open: M&B leads the rise after offer rejection
13th Sep 2011 08:32
Reports that China is planning to provide support to the Eurozone helped UK stocks higher on Tuesday morning, following a late recovery on Wall Street last night. Wall Street's rally was prompted by reports that Italy's government is negotiating with the Chinese government in the hope that Beijing
Read moreLondon close: Miners, banks unwanted as Footsie falls 1.6%
12th Sep 2011 16:28
Despite finishing over 1% down, the FTSE 100 managed to pull back slightly despite a broad sell-off across Europe and a mixed start on Wall Street. Concerns over Europe's sovereign debt crisis were escalated today on speculation that Greece is headed for a default. Meanwhile, Greece's prime ministe
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