FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / NatWest Group / 8 October 2026
NatWest Group (NWG): news on Thursday 8 October 2026
+4.0 positive
Coverage was mostly positive, centring on NatWest's mid-market report, the national roll-out of its She Scales initiative and a returning community banking hub in Wilmslow. Share gains in the first half ahead of October results and routine earnings call transcripts added a mild supportive tone.
What drove it
- mid-market report
- She Scales roll-out
- share price ahead of results
The 11 stories
- +6.7 NatWest to roll out She Scales initative across the country
NatWest expanding She Scales initiative nationally - +5.0 Narrowing the mid-market conversion gap through technology, talent, and trade
NatWest's own report on mid-market growth - +5.0 Face-to-face banking returns to Wilmslow with new community hub
Community banking hub returns to Wilmslow, likely NatWest - +4.2 ‘Conversion gap’ holding back growth for 4,400 Scottish mid-market businesses - RBS report
NatWest-backed (RBS) report on Scottish mid-market growth - +4.2 NatWest stock heads toward October 30 results after H1 gains
Shares gained in H1, ahead of results - +3.3 Scotland's mid-market businesses ‘held back’ by gaps in tech, talent and trade
Coverage of NatWest mid-market report - +3.3 EXCLUSIVE: "Upgrade the Tech, but Trust Still Moves the Money" - Simon Eacott, NatWest in 'Discover Sibos'
NatWest executive interview on trust and tech - +2.0 How Is FTSE 100 Lender NatWest (LSE:NWG) Positioned as UK Bank Shares Move?
Positioning analysis of NatWest shares, neutral-ish - +0.8 NatWest Group PLC (NWGL.XC) Q2 FY2026 Fixed income earnings call transcript
Earnings call transcript, factual - +0.8 NatWest Group PLC (NWGL.XC) Q2 FY2026 earnings call transcript
Earnings call transcript, factual - +0.5 NatWest Group PLC (NWGL.XC) Q1 FY2026 earnings call transcript
Earnings call transcript, factual
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