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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY): news on Saturday 31 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Saturday morning, 31 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 third-quarter results, with profit up and targets maintained, though the shares slipped. Analyst views were mixed, with a Buy rating from Jefferies offset by a cautious Berenberg forecast and an RBC warning on deposit competition.
What drove it
- Q3 results
- analyst ratings
- deposit competition
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sat 31 Oct | +2.0 | 8 |
6 stories · 8 headlines · strongest first
Banks on 31 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 +2.03 headlines today · 44 in all, since 23 October · Coverage of Lloyds' third-quarter results continues, covering targets, the surcharge, share reaction and the earnings call. | ||
| +4.5 | Guidance unchanged, with no new large charge appearing in the quarter. | |
| +3.7 | Quarterly profit rose and guidance was kept, though shares dipped. | |
| +3.0 | Coverage of management commentary on quarterly results; broadly factual with mildly positive tone.</br> | |
| Jefferies rates Lloyds Buy +7.01 headline today · Jefferies gave Lloyds a Buy rating. | ||
| +7.0 | Broker analyst recommends buying the shares. | |
| RBC warns Lloyds hedge gains could erode −5.21 headline today · RBC says deposit competition could erode Lloyds' hedge gains. | ||
| −5.2 | Analyst cautions that hedge benefits may be undermined by rivalry for deposits. | |
| Berenberg issues cautious forecast for Lloyds −4.71 headline today · Berenberg published a pessimistic price forecast for Lloyds. | ||
| −4.7 | Broker takes a downbeat view on the share price outlook. | |
| Lloyds team wins sustainable finance hackathon +2.51 headline today · Lloyds Banking Group and Wonky Harvest won the 2026 hackathon. | ||
| +2.5 | Bank's participation in a winning sustainability hackathon team brings modest reputational benefit. | |
| A $700m Lloyds Bank credit facility is amended by an Arch Capital subsidiary +2.01 headline today · A $700m credit facility between Lloyds Bank and a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group has been amended. | ||
| +2.0 | Lloyds Bank is lender on a sizeable facility for a corporate client. | |
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