FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Standard Chartered / 19 October 2026

Standard Chartered (STAN): news on Monday 19 October 2026

+3.7 positive

Coverage was mainly positive, led by the launch of institutional custody for RLUSD, its Ethereum trading, the VCC platform reaching $2.6bn and Jefferies keeping its Buy rating. Reports of limited buyer interest in the Bangladesh retail business weighed on the tone.

What drove it

RLUSD custody launch
Bangladesh retail sale
Jefferies Buy rating

The 12 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+9.2 Standard Chartered VCC Platform Hits $2.6bn AUM with 10th Sub-Fund The Fintech Times
Its VCC platform reaches $2.6bn AUM with new sub-fund.
+7.5 Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) Stock Keeps "Buy" Rating at Jefferies Financial Group MarketBeat
Jefferies keeps Buy rating on the stock.
−6.7 1,500 staff, deposit risks deter buyers from StanChart retail business The Business Standard
Staff numbers and deposit risks deter buyers of retail unit.
+6.7 Standard Chartered launched institutional custody for RLUSD KuCoin
Launched institutional custody for RLUSD, new product.
−5.8 Standard Chartered Bangladesh retail sale draws limited buyer interest Traders Union
Bangladesh retail sale drawing limited buyer interest.
+5.0 Ethereum ETFs Just Logged Their Best Inflow Streak as a Top Bank Doubles Its Price Call Startup Fortune
Bank doubles Ethereum price call, boosting its profile.
+5.0 Ethereum Price Today: Standard Chartered Opens ETH Trading as Traders Move Into Pepeto Ahead of a 100x Run openPR.com
Bank opening Ethereum trading, though article is promotional.
+3.3 Weekly Recap: Standard Chartered buyback and RLUSD institutional custody TradingView
Recap of buyback and RLUSD custody launch, modestly positive.
+2.5 Banks Outline RLUSD Services as Ripple Adds Swaps and XRP Falls to $1.27 TOKENPOST
Bank outlines RLUSD services among named banks.
+2.5 Ripple USD gains new institutional services as XRP hits monthly low amid market moves Pluang
Named among institutions offering RLUSD services.
−0.8 Fiscal problems will get worse before they get better: Standard Chartered's Eric Robertsen CNBC
Bank strategist comments on fiscal problems; mildly cautious but not about the bank.
0.0 Standard Chartered stock trades pre-market at EUR 25.47 before the Xetra open - ad-hoc-news.de ad-hoc-news.de
Routine pre-market share price quote, no new information.

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