FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Lloyds Banking Group / 19 October 2026
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY): news on Monday 19 October 2026
−5.5 negative
Coverage was mainly about RBC downgrading Lloyds and cutting its price target, citing deposit competition squeezing lending margins. A few pieces on loan and deposit gains, the Lloyds Auto launch and its dividend yield softened the tone slightly.
What drove it
- RBC downgrade
- deposit competition
- Lloyds Auto launch
The 6 stories
- −7.8 RBC Capital Markets Downgrades Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE: LYG) As Deposit Competition Erodes Lending Margins
RBC downgrade citing deposit competition eroding lending margins. - −7.3 RBC Downgrades Lloyds on Deposit Competition Worries
RBC downgrades Lloyds over deposit competition worries. - −6.3 Lloyds Banking stock: RBC cuts target to 115 pence pre-market - ad-hoc-news.de
RBC cuts price target on Lloyds shares. - +3.7 Lloyds Banking stock trades at EUR 1.22 as Lloyds Auto launches - ad-hoc-news.de
Lloyds Auto launch is a modest positive product development. - −2.0 Weekly Recap: Loan and deposit gains and RBC downgrade on deposit competition
Loan and deposit gains offset by RBC downgrade. - +1.5 Could Lloyds beat the 7.4% yield on Legal & General shares?
Dividend yield comparison, mildly favourable but minor.
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