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LLOY - Lloyds Banking Group Plc

LLOY
60.16
-0.48 (-0.78%)
ASK PRICE BID PRICE CHANGE
60.16 60.11 -0.48 (-0.78%)
Volume 100,560,701
Day's high 62.96
Day's low 25.30
Today’s open 61.20
Prev Close 60.62
   

Index: FTSE 100, FTSE 250 & FTSE All-Share

Sector: Banks

  • Company URL: http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/
  • Company Profile: Lloyds Banking Group is a provider of banking and financial services, primarily in the UK, to personal and corporate customers. Through its main brands of Lloyds TSB, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows, Clerical Medical and Cheltenham & Gloucester (C&G), the group's principal business activities are retail, commercial and corporate banking, general insurance, and life, pensions and investment provision. Lloyds Banking Group also operates an international banking operation spread over 30 countries. The present group formation arose when Lloyds TSB completed the acquisition of HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) in 2009, which was soon followed by the UK government having to inject cash to stabilise its high street banks, whereby HM Treasury owned a 41% shareholding of Lloyds through its UK Financial Investments Limited arm.

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BullBearings trader activity in the last few days with this stock

Buying: 57%

Selling: 43%

Recent trades by BullBearings members
TRADE QTY. PRICE DATE
BUY BET 10 59.98p 24/05/13 14:39
BUY BET 10 60p 24/05/13 14:37
BUY 2,464 60.15p 24/05/13 14:13
BUY 99,749 60.1p 24/05/13 12:44
SELL 19,422 59.74p 24/05/13 12:13

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News & Reports referencing LLOY

London close: Markets tumble as stimulus hopes fade

The recent bullish mood on equity markets quickly faded on Thursday as mixed messages from the Federal Reserve and a slowdown in China sparked a heavy sell-off on the FTSE 100, which lost more than two per cent of its value.

Yesterday

Sector movers: Miners and banks fall as risk appetite wanes

Growth concerns hammered markets across the globe on Thursday, with banking and mining stocks bearing the brunt of the sell-off in London as the impressive year-to-date rally ran out of steam.

Yesterday

London midday: Rally runs out of steam after Bernanke comments

Markets tumbled by around two per cent on Thursday morning as investors chose to take profits in the aftermath of comments from the head of the US Federal Reserve and a disappointing reading of manufacturing activity in China.

2 days ago

Broker snap: Panmure upbeat about St James's Place after Lloyds sale

Shares in St James's Place (SJP) fell sharply on Thursday morning after Lloyds placed 77m shares in the wealth manager, but Panmure Gordon kept its 'buy' rating for the stock saying it still remains its top pick for 2013.

2 days ago

London open: Fed concerns, poor Chinese data spark sell-off

Worries about the Federal Reserve 'tapering' quantitative easing (QE) prematurely spooked markets on Thursday morning, along with a disappointing reading of manufacturing activity in China.

2 days ago

Traders' views

Be careful when trading on margin

By Ronnie Chopra

With record numbers of people trading on margin through CFDs and spread betting, it is extremely important not to use all the leverage available which can be tempting but one must resist -  as within a blink of an eye your position(s) can be wiped out.  

With leverage sometime 100 times for an instrument, especially indices one has to be very careful when trading as the risk/reward is extremely high. It is no joke to say that trading is riskier than visiting a casino. Profits and losses can be far greater trading!

As with most currencies...”it’s all about Bernanke!”

By Ishaq Siddiqi

Earlier this week we heard from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the minutes of their meeting, which generally confirmed what most had suspected: that the strength of AUD was a pivotal factor in what was an otherwise close decision to cut interest rates.

The all-important policy guidance at the end of the minutes reveals that the RBA opted to use “some” (the “some” comment is a repeat from a couple of weeks ago) of the scope afforded by the low first quarter inflation figures and outlook, to lower the cash rate. 

A stimulus programme might be the way to go for the UK

By Christopher Beauchamp

The latest Japanese GDP reading highlights the success that the new massive stimulus programme being carried out in Japan has had in revitalising that stricken economy. Today’s drop in UK inflation suggests that the new Bank of England governor may be wise to suggest a similar policy for the UK.

The equity markets are too confident to ignore geopolitical risk and war

By Ronnie Chopra

The markets seem to be extending their highs in recent days with no concern about the continuing threat of war in the Middle East.

This morning, news that Israeli and Syrian forces have exchanged fire across the ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights was largely ignored by the financial markets. 

Sharp fall in silver today – fallen to levels not seen since September 2010

By Ronnie Chopra

This morning silver fell to levels not seen since September 2010 as commodity prices slumped overnight in Asia and this extended in early London trading. Although here is plenty of physical buying from China, India and the Middle East – there is heavy computer ETF selling.

A strong dollar and outperforming equity markets have shifted investor’s attention to more risky assets with silver suffering.

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