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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY): news on Monday 2 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Monday morning, 2 November 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 was dominated by branch closures, a redundancy round and a warning on mortgage costs, which weigh on sentiment. Some support came from a recap of guidance and capital strength and a positive dividend outlook.
What drove it
- branch closures
- redundancies
- guidance and dividends
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sun 1 Nov | −1.7 | 4 |
| Mon 2 Nov | −2.0 | 13 |
| Tue 3 Nov | +3.3 | 22 |
9 stories · 13 headlines · strongest first
Banks on 2 NovemberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyds and Halifax branch closures list −3.45 headlines today · 38 in all, since 30 September · Outlets list Lloyds and Halifax branch closures, including 17 in November and over 240 overall. | ||
| −5.0 | Large-scale branch closure programme as customers move online. | |
| −4.2 | Branch closures affecting customers across several locations. | |
| −4.2 | Seventeen branches shutting, including one in the North East. | |
| −4.2 | Branch closure list covering Lloyds and Halifax sites. | |
| −3.3 | Lloyds branch among closures in a wider list. | |
| Lloyds dividend forecast piece +6.71 headline today · A piece looks at dividend forecasts for Lloyds shares. | ||
| +6.7 | Positive take on expected shareholder payouts. | |
| Lloyds reports nine-month profit of £6.6bn and keeps guidance +1.91 headline today · 48 in all, since 23 October · A weekly recap covers guidance, return target and CET1 ratio. | ||
| +5.3 | Recap of guidance, return target and capital strength after dividends. | |
| Lloyds starts a round of redundancies −4.71 headline today · Lloyds is reported to have begun a redundancy round as rivals cut jobs. | ||
| −4.7 | Staff cuts under way, though framed as cost action alongside rivals. | |
| Scottish Widows backs UK venture capital with IP Group mandate +3.51 headline today · 16 in all · Scottish Widows is reported to be investing in UK tech ventures. | ||
| +4.2 | Scottish Widows subsidiary backing UK technology businesses. | |
| Lloyds warns customers mortgage costs could rise −3.31 headline today · Lloyds issued a warning that mortgage costs could rise. | ||
| −3.3 | Customer warning about possible higher mortgage costs. | |
| Lloyds criticises Healey over bank tax and energy support link −3.31 headline today · Lloyds is reported to have rejected John Healey's link between bank tax and energy bill support. | ||
| −3.3 | Public dispute with minister over bank taxation. | |
| Lloyds customer change confirmed with 10,600 helped +2.51 headline today · Lloyds has confirmed a change affecting customers, and so far 10,600 people have received assistance. | ||
| +2.5 | Customer-facing change with many people already assisted. | |
| Analysis of Lloyds shares −0.41 headline today · 2 in all · A stock analysis piece on Lloyds. | ||
| +0.8 | General stock overview with no clear new information. | |
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