Lloyds share price edges lower as buyback rolls on and UK rates loom
Lloyds Banking Group shares slipped 0.1% to 104.8 pence in early London trading Friday after disclosing an 8 million-share buyback on Feb. 26. The bank bought the shares from Goldman Sachs International and plans to cancel them. Traders are watching for UK rate and policy signals ahead of economic updates due March 3.