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Standard Chartered (STAN): news on Thursday 22 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 22 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage mainly concerned Standard Chartered's agreement to own Zodia Custody outright and absorb it into its digital asset custody business. Further positive items covered RLUSD stablecoin custody and an Air India partnership, with only minor sponsorship and research stories alongside.
What drove it
- Zodia Custody acquisition
- RLUSD custody
- Air India partnership
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | +5.5 | 24 |
| Sat 17 Oct | 0.0 | 1 |
| Sun 18 Oct | +8.3 | 4 |
| Mon 19 Oct | +3.7 | 12 |
| Tue 20 Oct | +5.7 | 14 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +5.5 | 15 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +6.3 | 27 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +6.0 | 21 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +5.5 | 11 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +3.7 | 5 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +4.2 | 16 |
9 stories · 27 headlines · strongest first
Banks on 22 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Chartered has agreed a deal to buy all of Zodia Custody +5.716 headlines today · 33 in all · Standard Chartered signed a deal to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody. | ||
| +6.7 | Plans to integrate Zodia into existing custody activities. | |
| +6.7 | Buys Zodia Custody, combining digital units. | |
| +6.7 | Acts to gain complete ownership of Zodia Custody. | |
| +6.7 | Has agreed a purchase of Zodia, the crypto custodian. | |
| +6.7 | Acquiring full ownership of Zodia Custody, expanding digital assets. | |
| +6.7 | Has agreed to buy all of Zodia Custody. | |
| +6.7 | Acquiring crypto custodian Zodia Custody. | |
| +6.7 | Definitive deal to acquire all of Zodia Custody. | |
| +6.7 | Zodia Custody is to become part of the bank. | |
| +6.7 | Takes full control of crypto custody arm. | |
| +6.7 | Agrees to buy Zodia in crypto expansion. | |
| +6.7 | Gains a 100% holding in Zodia Custody, covering five markets. | |
| +6.7 | Has agreed to buy Zodia outright. | |
| +6.7 | Signs agreement to acquire all of Zodia Custody. | |
| +3.3 | Zodia purchase mentioned, but mainly promotional crypto content. | |
| +3.3 | Zodia purchase mentioned within promotional crypto content. | |
| RLUSD custody service goes live at Standard Chartered on XRP Ledger +5.53 headlines today · 54 in all, since 13 October · Reports say Standard Chartered holds Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin in custody. | ||
| +5.8 | Adds RLUSD stablecoin custody, widening digital asset services. | |
| +5.8 | Begins holding Ripple's RLUSD, expanding custody offering. | |
| +5.0 | Outlines the bank's involvement with XRP and RLUSD. | |
| Standard Chartered sponsors Enterprise Cup and Hanoi Marathon +1.72 headlines today · Standard Chartered's Enterprise Cup 2026 and Hanoi Marathon open for businesses. | ||
| +1.7 | Sponsorship of marathon and business event; minor brand activity. | |
| +1.7 | Sponsored business sporting event; minor brand exposure. | |
| Standard Chartered and Air India have partnered on benefits spanning travel and wealth +5.01 headline today · Standard Chartered and Air India have joined forces to offer benefits in travel and wealth. | ||
| +5.0 | Partnership with Air India offering card and wealth benefits. | |
| Standard Chartered lowers its aluminium forecast and lifts its copper outlook +1.71 headline today · Standard Chartered cut its aluminium forecast and raised its copper outlook. | ||
| +1.7 | Bank's commodity forecast research published; neutral for bank. | |
| Standard Chartered sponsors post-Budget forum +1.71 headline today · Standard Chartered is platinum sponsor of a post-Budget forum. | ||
| +1.7 | Minor event sponsorship. | |
| Standard Chartered expects BanRep to tighten further +0.81 headline today · Standard Chartered expects Colombia's central bank to tighten further. | ||
| +0.8 | Bank's FX research comment; minor and neutral. | |
| Employment lawyer moves from Standard Chartered to Bressler −0.81 headline today · An employment attorney joined Bressler from Standard Chartered. | ||
| −0.8 | Employment lawyer leaves for law firm; trivial. | |
| Standard Chartered: date of earnings and forecasts 0.01 headline today · MarketBeat previews Standard Chartered's earnings date and estimates. | ||
| 0.0 | Earnings date information, purely factual. | |
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