Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY): news on Tuesday 6 October 2026

The 13 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

• +5.0 NCHA secures £73m Scottish Widows loan facility Housing Digital
  Scottish Widows provides £73m loan facility; business win.
• +5.0 When will Lloyds shares hit 150p? Yahoo Finance
  Discussion of Lloyds shares reaching 150p; optimistic.
• −4.2 Halifax to close 26 branches in October - full list AOL.com
  Halifax closing 26 branches in October.
• −4.2 Halifax names Birmingham branch among 26 closing across UK in October Birmingham Live
  Halifax branch closures, 26 across UK; negative for reputation.
• +3.3 Partner Insight: PruFund arrives on Scottish Widows Platform Professional Adviser
  PruFund added to Scottish Widows Platform; product expansion.
• +3.3 Lloyds puts software testing behind AI rollout QA Financial
  Lloyds investing in AI rollout with software testing; mildly positive.
• −3.3 Major high street bank to close south Essex branch next week Southend Echo
  Major high street bank closing branch; likely Lloyds-group brand.
• −3.3 Lloyds shares just fell 13% but experts say they’re heading to 127p! Yahoo Finance
  Shares fell 13%, though experts see further target.
• +2.5 What You Had To Test In Lloyds Banking Group Before 28% Simply Wall Street
  Share price analysis noting a 28% gain.
• −2.5 Halifax banking app starts closing today as millions told to switch to Lloyds Slough Observer
  Halifax app closing, customers moved to Lloyds; disruption.
• −2.5 Huge Monday October 5 change for Halifax online bankers AOL.com
  Halifax online banking change forces customers to switch.
• −2.0 Halifax app starts disappearing today as Bradford customers move to Lloyds t.co
  Halifax app disappearing as customers move to Lloyds.
• 0.0 Lloyds Banking stock after-hours at EUR 1.23: unchanged versus prior close AD HOC NEWS
  Share price unchanged after hours; purely factual.