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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY): news on Friday 30 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Friday morning, 30 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage centred on Lloyds' third-quarter results, with sharply higher profits and unchanged full-year guidance. Gains were offset by share price falls, criticism of the Budget bank tax and guidance seen as static.
What drove it
- third-quarter results
- share price fall
- Budget bank tax
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct | +0.8 | 5 |
| Sun 25 Oct | −0.8 | 9 |
| Mon 26 Oct | −0.7 | 8 |
| Tue 27 Oct | −1.2 | 11 |
| Wed 28 Oct | −4.5 | 5 |
| Thu 29 Oct | +6.2 | 11 |
| Fri 30 Oct | +3.3 | 35 |
5 stories · 35 headlines · strongest first
Banks on 30 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyds reports nine-month profit of £6.6bn and keeps guidance +1.928 headlines today · 41 in all, since 23 October · Outlets report Q3 results with 42% higher nine-month profit, steady guidance, a further buyback and the earnings call, with mixed share reaction. | ||
| +10.0 | Quarterly profit almost doubled, strategy delivering. | |
| +10.0 | Big profit increase helped by lower remediation charges. | |
| +9.2 | Pretax profit close to doubling. | |
| +9.2 | Solid quarter with annual targets unchanged. | |
| −8.3 | Sharp share drop after broker pointed to shortfalls. | |
| +8.3 | Nine-month profit up on stronger income. | |
| +8.3 | Profit jumped as motor finance charge dropped out. | |
| +7.5 | Strong nine-month profit growth, targets maintained. | |
| −6.7 | Shares fell as results underwhelmed and taxes approach. | |
| +6.7 | Healthy nine-month profit and unchanged targets. | |
| +6.7 | Statutory nine-month profit reported at healthy level. | |
| +6.7 | Profit growth helped by higher rates. | |
| +5.8 | Strong quarter but tax rise looming. | |
| −5.0 | Shares weaker than the wider market. | |
| +5.0 | Profit and buyback progress with further return planned. | |
| +5.0 | Earnings per share slightly ahead of analyst forecasts.}</br> | |
| −4.2 | Shares dipped despite income gains. | |
| −3.3 | Income guidance only slightly higher, growth expected to slow next year. | |
| +2.5 | Quarterly forecasts exceeded, though shares weakened. | |
| +1.7 | Small share gain, technical resistance remains. | |
| +1.7 | Factual net interest income figure. | |
| −1.7 | Preview of results with tax worries hanging over lenders. | |
| +0.8 | Transcript of results call, factual. | |
| −0.8 | Revenue ahead but earnings per share short of consensus. | |
| +0.8 | Official trading statement filing, factual. | |
| +0.8 | Neutral summary of quarterly results. | |
| 0.0 | Large profits offset by unchanged outlook. | |
| 0.0 | Market roundup mention, no clear direction. | |
| Lloyds warns bank tax rise is unhelpful to growth +3.34 headlines today · 9 in all, since 29 October · Lloyds executives criticised the Budget bank tax rise, saying it could raise mortgage costs and criticising Healey. | ||
| −4.2 | Tax seen raising borrowing costs for customers. | |
| +3.3 | Profits surged but management criticised tax increase. | |
| −3.3 | Chief warns higher bank levy will hurt growth. | |
| −2.5 | Dispute with minister over bank tax and energy support. | |
| Lloyds mortgage lending rises by £300m in Q3 +4.21 headline today · Mortgage lending rose in the third quarter. | ||
| +4.2 | Modest growth in home loan lending. | |
| Superscript signs Lloyds Banking Group +3.31 headline today · Superscript signed Lloyds Banking Group as a client. | ||
| +3.3 | Won as client by insurance technology provider. | |
| Lloyds issues supplementary prospectus for EMTN programmes 0.01 headline today · Lloyds Banking Group issued a supplementary prospectus, approved by the FCA, relating to its £25bn and £35bn note programmes. | ||
| 0.0 | Routine debt programme prospectus update, no outlook content. | |
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