FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Standard Chartered / 8 October 2026
Standard Chartered (STAN): news on Thursday 8 October 2026
+5.5 positive
Coverage was mostly positive, led by the new digital asset custody offering in Singapore, its backing of OKX's funding round and a JPMorgan forecast of higher third-quarter profits. Some of the gain was tempered by reports of the shares sliding amid windfall tax worries.
What drove it
- digital asset custody launch
- OKX funding backing
- share price dip
The 24 stories
- +10.0 JPMorgan Forecasts HSBC and Standard Chartered Q3 Pre-Tax Profits to Rise Over 10%; Favors Standard Chartered for Better Potential Returns
JPMorgan forecasts profit rise and favours StanChart over HSBC. - +8.3 Standard Chartered Launches Tenth VCC Sub-Fund With BNY Investments as AUM Passes USD2.6 Billion
New VCC sub-fund and AUM passing USD2.6 billion. - +8.3 Standard Chartered supports US$1.1 billion financing for IMA Gas Development Project - Landmark transaction reinforces the Bank’s cross-border CIB strategy and commitment to financing critical infrastructure in Nigeria and Africa
Supports large infrastructure financing in Nigeria, boosting CIB strategy. - +7.5 Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) plans to provide custody services for cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets
New digital asset custody service in Singapore. - +7.0 Standard Chartered to offer digital asset custody to SG institutional clients
Digital asset custody for institutional clients. - +7.0 StanChart to Offer Digital Asset Custody Services in Singapore
Digital asset custody offering expands product range. - +7.0 Standard Chartered to offer crypto custody services for institutional clients
Crypto custody services for institutional clients. - +7.0 Standard Chartered steps up digital asset custody offering in Singapore
Stepping up digital asset custody in Singapore. - +6.7 Standard Chartered Starts To Provide Digital Asset Custody Offering In Singapore
Starts digital asset custody offering in Singapore. - −6.7 Why is Standard Chartered stock sliding today?
Share price sliding today. - +6.7 OKX locks in $25bn valuation with fresh investments from Circle, QRT, Ripple, and Standard Chartered
Investor in OKX round at $25B valuation. - −6.7 Why is Standard Chartered stock sliding today? By Investing.com
Share price sliding today. - +6.7 Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures, Mashreq and LuLu Launch Hal to Power Next Phase of UAE SME Growth
SC Ventures launches UAE SME platform with partners. - +6.7 OKX Secures Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Backing at $25B Valuation
Investor in OKX round at $25B valuation. - +6.7 Standard Chartered, Mashreq and LuLu launch UAE platform to help SMEs grow
Launches UAE platform to help SMEs grow. - +6.7 OKX partners with Circle, Ripple, and Standard Chartered to boost crypto-traditional finance links.
Named backer in OKX funding round. - +6.7 Standard Chartered stock adds a USD 2.6 billion wealth milestone
Wealth milestone of USD 2.6 billion. - +6.7 OKX Secures Investment from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered at $25B Valuation
Investor in OKX round at $25B valuation. - −5.8 Hong Kong bank stocks declined, with Standard Chartered Group and HSBC Holdings both falling, as global bond markets faced sell-offs amid potential new windfall taxes in the UK.
Shares fell amid windfall tax and bond sell-off worries. - +5.8 Anchorage Digital, Standard Chartered expand USD
Expands USD offering with Anchorage Digital. - +5.8 Standard Chartered Crypto Custody: What Is Coming to Singapore?
Coverage of crypto custody launch in Singapore. - +3.3 How Standard Chartered is taking on the banking sector's class problem
Feature on bank's approach to class issues; mildly positive. - +0.8 Standard Chartered to rename Global Business Services to Global Capability Centres
Internal renaming of business services units. - +0.8 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya stock reports a tier shift at KES 318
Kenyan subsidiary share price note, little substance.
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