London midday: FTSE pulls back after toying with 10,000
2nd Jan 2026 11:49
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were mixed at lunchtime on Friday, as markets recovered from a weaker end to last year and continued to hover near record territory, with the FTSE 100 having briefly breached the 10,000-point mark earlier in the session.
Read moreBank of England flags heightened risks to UK financial system
2nd Dec 2025 09:33
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England flagged increased risks to the UK's financial system on Tuesday, including sky-high valuations of tech companies, while also trimming the amount of capital banks need to hold in reserve.
Read moreNatWest in talks to take stake in fintech start-up Bourn - report
1st Dec 2025 12:36
(Sharecast News) - NatWest Group is reportedly taking a stake in London-based fintech Bourn, which helps provide smaller businesses with immediate access to flexible secured funding.
Read morePensions giant WTW in talks to buy NatWest's pensions unit - report
28th Nov 2025 15:20
(Sharecast News) - Pensions giant WTW is reportedly in talks to buy the workplace retirement schemes platform owned by NatWest Group.
Read moreReeves set to spare bank sector from tax raid, shares rally
25th Nov 2025 09:01
(Sharecast News) - UK bank shares rallied on Tuesday following a report that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to spare the sector from a tax raid in the Budget.
Read moreChancellor set to rule out tax hikes on banks - report
6th Nov 2025 09:44
(Sharecast News) - UK bank shares rallied on Thursday, on reports chancellor Rachel Reeves was minded to rule out increasing taxes on the sector.
Read moreRBC Capital Markets raises target price on NatWest
28th Oct 2025 08:18
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets hiked their target price on NatWest from 650p to 725p on Tuesday following the bank's third-quarter results.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise on US inflation reading, UK data
24th Oct 2025 17:43
(Sharecast News) - London stocks advanced on Friday as investors digested fresh US inflation data and mixed domestic economic indicators.
Read moreNatWest raises income, returns guidance as Q3 profits surge
24th Oct 2025 07:13
(Sharecast News) - NatWest shares jumped on Friday after the banking group raised its income and returns guidance for 2025 following a strong performance in the third quarter, helped by "healthy levels of customer activity".
Read moreNatWest COO Tippin to leave as leadership overhaul continues - report
26th Sep 2025 13:59
(Sharecast News) - The chief executive of NatWest Group is reportedly continuing his overhaul of the bank's leadership months after it returned to full private sector ownership.
Read moreCiti stays 'overweight' European banks; HSBC, Intesa and NatWest 'top picks'
26th Sep 2025 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Citi highlighted HSBC, Intesa and NatWest as its top picks in the banking sector on Friday as it maintained its 'overweight' rating on European banks.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish weaker on mixed UK data
19th Sep 2025 17:54
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as mixed economic data and weakness in heavyweight banking shares dragged on sentiment.
Read moreNatWest looking to offload workplace pensions provider Cushon - report
19th Sep 2025 12:24
(Sharecast News) - NatWest is reportedly looking to offload Cushon, the workplace pensions provider it bought only two years ago.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as US payrolls underwhelm
5th Sep 2025 17:52
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors weighed weaker-than-expected US jobs data against signs of resilience in the UK economy.
Read moreDeutsche Bank maintains long-term positive view on UK banks
1st Sep 2025 08:42
(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank said on Monday that its potential long-term positive view on banks remains after the sector took a hit on Friday as the Institute for Public Policy Research suggested a potential windfall tax.
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