FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Banks / 14 October 2026
Banks: sector news on Wednesday 14 October 2026
Average tone +6.2 (strongly positive) across 5 companies with relevant coverage, from 59 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Chartered | +6.8 | 24 | Coverage was mainly about Standard Chartered gaining a UAE licence for crypto trading and starting custody of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. |
| NatWest Group | +10.0 | 13 | Coverage centred on Barclays upgrading NatWest to Overweight with an 850p price target, with shares reported up around 3%. |
| HSBC | +3.7 | 10 | Coverage focused on HSBC's push into Indian growth, a new Eurex Repo clearing role and healthcare expansion at HSBC Life, which lean positive. |
| Barclays | +6.3 | 8 | Coverage centred on Barclays plans to return to India's equity advisory and IPO market after a decade, which reads as a growth opportunity. |
| Lloyds Banking Group | +3.7 | 4 | Coverage was mostly positive, led by Goldman Sachs keeping its Buy rating and an improved UK GDP outlook ahead of bank earnings. |
| Lion Finance Group | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 NatWest Shares Rise 3.3% as Barclays Upgrades Rating and Lifts Price Target to 850p
Shares up 3.3% on upgrade. - +10.0 NatWest shares jump 3% as Barclays upgrades bank, raises price target to 850p
Shares jump 3% after upgrade. - +10.0 Barclays Upgrades NatWest to Overweight With 850p Target on Rates Case
Barclays upgrade to Overweight with 850p target. - +10.0 Why is NatWest stock rallying today? By Investing.com
Stock rallying on upgrade. - +10.0 Barclays Upgrades NatWest to Overweight, Boosts PT
Barclays upgrade and higher price target. - +10.0 NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) Upgraded to Overweight at Barclays
Barclays upgrade to Overweight. - +10.0 NatWest upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
Upgrade to Overweight at Barclays. - +10.0 Barclays raises NatWest stock target to GBp 850 - ad-hoc-news.de
Barclays lifts NatWest target to 850p. - +10.0 European Banks retain JP Morgan backing with NatWest a top pick
NatWest named a top pick by JP Morgan. - +9.2 JP Morgan keeps European banks overweight, favo...
JP Morgan keeps banks overweight, NatWest favoured. - +9.2 Standard Chartered unveils first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency trading solution for affluent clients
Launches new crypto trading solution for affluent clients - +9.2 Standard Chartered gets licence to offer crypto trading in UAE
Gains UAE licence to offer crypto trading, new business line