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Banking News 8 January 2026 - 9 January 2026

NatWest share price today: NWG slips as buyback ticks on and Barclays cools ahead of Feb results

NatWest share price today: NWG slips as buyback ticks on and Barclays cools ahead of Feb results

London, January 9, 2026, 11:38 GMT — Regular session NatWest Group Plc (NWG.L) shares eased on Friday, down 0.3% at 642.4 pence, as investors weighed the pace of the bank’s buyback and a recent broker downgrade. The stock opened at 644.6p and has traded between 640.2p and 647.2p. (London South East) The drift matters because NatWest’s rally has turned capital returns into the main debate. Buybacks and dividends can lift earnings per share by shrinking the share count, but they hinge on how much surplus capital the bank can generate and keep. The next big marker is close. NatWest is
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Barclays stock slips as stablecoin bet, buyback update land ahead of key data

Barclays stock slips as stablecoin bet, buyback update land ahead of key data

London, Jan 9, 2026, 10:58 GMT — Regular session Barclays shares dipped on Friday as investors weighed the lender’s first bet on stablecoin settlement infrastructure, announced earlier this week. The stock was down 0.2% at 483.7 pence by 1058 GMT, while the FTSE 100 was up 0.4%. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The move is small, but it lands in a market that is suddenly picky about what banks do with capital. Investors want buybacks and clean balance sheets, and they want any push into crypto-adjacent plumbing to stay inside the regulatory fence. Barclays framed the Ubyx investment as a way to connect
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Lloyds share price slips under £1 as UK housing cools and results near

Lloyds share price slips under £1 as UK housing cools and results near

London, Jan 9, 2026, 10:51 GMT — Regular session Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) shares edged lower on Friday, down 0.37% at 99.68 pence by 1051 GMT after earlier touching 100.50 pence. The stock was trading just below Thursday’s close of 100.05 pence. (London South East) For UK lenders, the near-term question is whether a softer housing backdrop and shifting rate expectations start to show up in volumes and pricing. Lloyds is closely tied to the mortgage market, and the next update is close enough to keep positioning jumpy. House-price data on Thursday showed the market cooled at year-end. Halifax said
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HSBC stock in focus after France tax settlement as Hang Seng buyout clock ticks

HSBC stock in focus after France tax settlement as Hang Seng buyout clock ticks

London, Jan 9, 2026, 10:51 GMT — Regular session HSBC Holdings Plc shares edged lower on Friday after the bank agreed to pay 267.5 million euros ($312 million) to the French treasury to settle an investigation into alleged dividend tax fraud. The stock was down 2.8 pence at 1,192.6 pence in London, while its U.S.-listed shares were up 23 cents at $80.49. The timing matters because HSBC has been trading near recent highs and investors have been counting on clean capital returns in 2026, not fresh legal bills. Any hit to capital, even if manageable, lands just as the bank
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Commonwealth Bank shares slip as RBA warns inflation still “too high”; Feb results in focus

Commonwealth Bank shares slip as RBA warns inflation still “too high”; Feb results in focus

Sydney, Jan 9, 2026, 16:51 AEDT — Market closed Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed down 0.08% at A$153.22 on Friday, after sliding as far as A$152.43 and topping out at A$154.97. The stock traded about 950,000 shares, while the S&P/ASX 200 ended nearly flat, down 0.03%. The move is small, but it lands in a market that is trying to reset its rate view. For CBA, the biggest driver is still the interest-rate path and what that does to housing credit, deposit pricing and bank margins. That focus sharpened on Thursday after Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew
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Goldman Sachs stock slips after Apple Card handoff to JPMorgan — what Wall Street watches next

Goldman Sachs stock slips after Apple Card handoff to JPMorgan — what Wall Street watches next

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 20:58 EST — Market closed The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) is handing the Apple Card to JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) Chase unit, ending the Wall Street bank’s stint as issuer of the co-branded card, the companies said. Goldman shares slipped 0.66% to $934.83 on Thursday. Mastercard will remain the payment network. The handoff lands just ahead of earnings, and it sharpens Goldman’s retreat from consumer lending, a push that has drawn investor scrutiny for years. “This transaction substantially completes the narrowing of our focus in our consumer business,” Chief Executive David Solomon said. Goldman Sachs
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Bank of America stock climbs as India regulator notice lands before earnings — what to watch for BAC

Bank of America stock climbs as India regulator notice lands before earnings — what to watch for BAC

New York, January 8, 2026, 20:49 EST — Market closed Shares of Bank of America (BAC) climbed nearly 1% on Thursday, following a Reuters report that India’s markets regulator charged a Bank of America unit with violating insider trading rules in a 2024 stock sale. The timing feels off. Major U.S. banks begin their earnings reports next week, with Bank of America among the first to take the stage. Investors are already focused on expenses and income that shifts with rates, so new compliance news could quickly grab attention. It also matters because the stock has tracked the sector’s rate
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Goldman Sachs stock slips as Apple Card handoff puts a Q4 earnings bump on the table

Goldman Sachs stock slips as Apple Card handoff puts a Q4 earnings bump on the table

New York, January 8, 2026, 14:57 EST — Regular session Goldman Sachs shares were down 0.7% on Thursday after The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. said it struck an agreement to transition the Apple Card program and associated accounts to JPMorgan Chase’s Chase. Goldman said the move should lift its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings by about $0.46 a share, driven by a $2.48 billion release of loan-loss reserves — money set aside for expected credit losses — even as it takes a $2.26 billion hit to net revenue tied to markdowns and contract costs. Goldman Sachs The timing matters for traders because
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JPMorgan stock climbs on Apple Card takeover as earnings near

JPMorgan stock climbs on Apple Card takeover as earnings near

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 11:13 AM ET — Regular session JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) shares rose about 1.1% to $330.65 in late morning trading on Thursday after the bank said it will become the new issuer of Apple’s Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is not expected to close for roughly two years. “This transaction substantially completes the narrowing of our focus in our consumer business,” Goldman Chief Executive David Solomon said. Reuters The agreement would bring more than $20 billion in card balances to Chase’s platform once completed, adding heft
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Standard Chartered stock edges up after buyback update; STAN.L investors eye Feb results

Standard Chartered stock edges up after buyback update; STAN.L investors eye Feb results

London, Jan 8, 2026, 09:36 GMT — Regular session Standard Chartered (STAN.L) shares rose about 0.8% to 1,805 pence in early London trade on Thursday after the bank disclosed another round of share repurchases under its buyback programme. The lender said it bought 537,006 shares on Wednesday at an average 1,805.41 pence, lifting cumulative buyback spending to $1.11 billion and cutting shares outstanding after cancellation to about 2.26 billion. The stock has traded between 1,783.5 and 1,806.5 pence so far, still below its 52-week high of 1,875.5 pence. The move comes after a sharp pullback a day earlier. The shares
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Lloyds Banking Group stock edges up after UK-first tokenised deposit blockchain trade

Lloyds Banking Group stock edges up after UK-first tokenised deposit blockchain trade

London, Jan 8, 2026, 09:46 GMT — Regular session Lloyds Banking Group plc (LLOY.L) shares edged up 0.7% to 99.58 pence on Thursday, after trading between 98.31 pence and 99.64 pence and sitting about 2 pence below a 52-week high of 101.70 pence. Investing.com The lender said on Wednesday it issued “tokenised deposits” — a digital form of bank money recorded on a blockchain — on the Canton Network and used them to buy a tokenised gilt, or UK government bond, from digital securities firm Archax. Surath Sengupta, head of transaction banking products at Lloyds, called it “a glimpse into
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Jefferies lifts Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest price targets as UK bank rally rolls into 2026

Jefferies lifts Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest price targets as UK bank rally rolls into 2026

LONDON, Jan 8, 2026, 09:26 (GMT) Jefferies has raised its price targets on Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group, arguing there is still room for UK bank shares to climb despite a sharp run-up. The broker lifted its target on Barclays by 19% to 560p, Lloyds by 13% to 119p and NatWest by 14% to 720p, interactive investor reported. https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-commentary/new-price-targets-lloyds-bank-barclays-natwest-and-others-ii537727 The calls matter because UK lenders were a major driver of last year’s gains in London’s benchmark index and are a bigger part of many portfolios than they used to be. Jefferies said it was getting harder for underweight
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Stock Market Today

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:46 AM EST Sensex and Nifty Bounce Back Amid IT Sector Weakness, Eyes on US-India Trade Deal February 7, 2026, 12:46 AM EST. India's Sensex rose 0.3% to 83,580.40 and Nifty gained 0.2% to 25,693.7 on Friday, recovering from early losses. The Nifty IT index dropped 1.5%, extending a weekly fall of 5%, pressured by a global tech sell-off linked to rising AI spending and competition. Foreign investors bought equities worth ₹1,951 crore, while domestic institutions sold ₹1,265 crore. The market is cautiously awaiting details of the US-India
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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