FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / NatWest Group / 3 October 2026
NatWest Group (NWG): news on Saturday 3 October 2026
+3.3 positive
Coverage was mildly positive, with NatWest shares rising and the ongoing share buyback continuing. There was also routine news on mortgage rate changes, a switching offer and business lending in Edinburgh.
What drove it
- share price rally
- share buyback
- mortgage rate changes
The 9 stories
- +5.8 NatWest Group rallies Friday, outperforms market
Shares rallied and outperformed the market. - +4.2 NatWest Tightens Capital Structure With Ongoing Share Buyback
Ongoing buyback returns capital to shareholders. - +3.7 Royal Bank of Scotland provides loan to support Edinburgh guesthouse refurbishment
Royal Bank of Scotland lending supports a refurbishment. - +3.7 NatWest : Royal Bank loan supports refurbishment of Edinburgh guesthouse
Royal Bank loan supports Edinburgh guesthouse refurbishment. - +3.0 NatWest Premier Switching Offer Pays £500 — But Read the Small Print
Switching offer promotion to attract customers, with caveats. - +2.5 NatWest stock after-hours at EUR 7.81: plus 0.39 percent after the Xetra close
Share price edged up after the Xetra close. - +1.7 NatWest AI Adoption Report
NatWest's own report on AI adoption; mildly positive. - +1.7 Santander cuts rates up to 25bps; Natwest makes increases up to 30bps; Clydesdale ups rates by 17bps – round-up
NatWest raised mortgage rates in a lender round-up. - +1.3 NatWest Intermediaries and TSB announce rate hikes and cuts
NatWest Intermediaries rate changes, mixed and routine.
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