FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / NatWest Group / 19 October 2026
NatWest Group (NWG): news on Monday 19 October 2026
+1.2 neutral
Coverage was mostly minor: regional business surveys and customer service updates were mildly positive, while the NatWest Markets overseas exit and a student customer warning weighed slightly. A board committee handover and a mortgage change were largely neutral.
What drove it
- NatWest Markets overseas exit
- regional business surveys
- customer service changes
The 7 stories
- +4.7 NatWest confirms improvements for customers phoning bank
Service improvements for customers phoning the bank. - +3.0 South West firms keep growing despite rising costs - NatWest
NatWest regional business survey; firms growing, but costs rising. - −2.5 NatWest Markets confirms overseas exit; NatWest stock costs EUR 7.83 - ad-hoc-news.de
NatWest Markets overseas exit; retrenchment, with share price mentioned. - +2.0 New Welsh orders expand for first time in eight months in September - NatWest
NatWest PMI shows Welsh orders rising; modest positive coverage. - −1.3 NatWest issues warning to all customers who are students
Customer warning for students; mild reputational concern. - +0.8 Blue-Chip Stock NatWest (LSE:NWG) Board Committee Chair Handover: What It Means
Board committee chair handover; routine governance change. - +0.5 HSBC and NatWest confirm major change to mortgages for customers
Mortgage change affecting customers; NatWest one of named lenders.
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