LSE:STAN 12 February 2026

Standard Chartered dips; BlackRock’s wealth target capped at 5% valuation

Standard Chartered PLC dropped 0.9% to 2,081 pence by 0933 BST Tuesday. The Asia-focused bank opened at 2,092 pence, compared to Monday’s close at 2,100 pence. This comes after the group announced another move in its wealth-management push.

14 July 2026

LSE:STAN·NYSE:BLK·Stock Market

Fidelity tokenized fund picks up $20 million Theo buy, onchain US Treasuries still clustered

Theo put $20 million into Fidelity International’s tokenized liquidity fund, a modest sum compared with the $14.79 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasurys. The deal is much bigger for FILQ. Data from RWA.xyz shows Theo’s buy makes up around 36% of FILQ’s onchain assets and about 17% of Theo’s thBILL value.

4 July 2026

Blockchain·LSE:STAN·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:MCO

HSBC (LON:HSBA) hovers near 27-year high after $3 billion debt call outpaces dividend

HSBC Holdings plc edged lower in London on Friday. But traders focused more on a new $3 billion balance sheet move—bigger than its recent ordinary dividend payment and not reducing the share count.

3 July 2026

Dividends·LSE:BARC·LSE:HSBA·LSE:LLOY·LSE:STAN·NYSE:HSBC·Stock Market

Gold slips under $4,000 with traders watching Fed signals

Gold dropped to its lowest in over seven months on Wednesday, slipping under $4,000 an ounce for a short stretch as the dollar gained and traders bet the Fed might raise rates again this year. Spot gold dropped 2.1% to $4,021.99 an ounce by 1405 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down 2.6% at $4,039.30.

24 June 2026

Federal Reserve·Gold·LSE:STAN·NYSE:BAC·NYSE:MS·SWX:BAER

Banks Jump in FTSE Rally, AI Tugs LSEG

FTSE 100 climbs as HSBC, StanChart, Prudential rally The FTSE 100 gained 0.6% to 10,316.05 at 0917 GMT on Thursday, lifted by a rebound in HSBC, Standard Chartered and Prudential. HSBC and Standard Chartered rose 2% each. Prudential jumped 3.4%. Mid-cap FTSE 250 traded flat. Market gains stayed limited with concerns over the Middle East and new doubts about funding the artificial-intelligence rally.

11 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·LSE:HSBA·LSE:PRU·LSE:STAN·NASDAQ:ORCL·NYSE:UBS·Stock Market

XRP’s $10 Bet Just Ran Into a $1.37 Problem

XRP traded near $1.37 on Tuesday as new forecasts sharpened a split over the token: one camp still sees a staged path toward $4 and beyond, while skeptics say Ripple’s own payments strategy could weaken XRP’s role. Recent articles from 24/7 Wall St., The Motley Fool and TipRanks put that divide back in front of investors within a softening crypto market.

19 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·LSE:STAN·XRP

Standard Chartered’s Push Into AI May Cut 7,000 Jobs as Bank Looks for 18% Returns

Standard Chartered plans to cut over 7,000 jobs by 2030 as it chases a roughly 18% return on tangible equity, with job cuts and artificial intelligence set to drive the next phase for the London lender. Return on tangible equity measures profit against shareholder capital minus intangible assets.

19 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·LSE:STAN·Technology Trends

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rebounds as Diageo, Miners and Banks Lead Early Rally

UK shares climbed Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 snapping higher as money moved into miners, banks and Diageo following a dip in oil and fresh optimism for a U.S.-Iran agreement. The blue-chip index hovered near 10,387, up roughly 1.6%. The FTSE 250 added 1.0%.

6 May 2026

FTSE 100·LSE:AAL·LSE:ANTO·LSE:BP·LSE:DGE·LSE:FRES·LSE:HSBA·LSE:RDSA·LSE:STAN·Stock Market

XRP Price Today: Why Fresh Inflows Still Can’t Stop the Slide Toward $1.30

XRP was last seen holding around $1.31 on Tuesday, slipping roughly 2% over the past day and testing $1.30 after logging its third consecutive decline. The token’s latest drop came as crypto markets faced another wave of selling that outweighed new interest in XRP.

31 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·LSE:STAN·NASDAQ:COIN

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Slides as Oil Jumps, BoE Cut Bets Take Another Hit

London shares slipped at the open on Thursday. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.7% to 10,281.08, while the FTSE 250 shed 0.4% to 22,287.39. Brent crude topped $100 a barrel for a short stretch following renewed Gulf shipping attacks, dragging the indexes lower for a second day and keeping traders stuck on energy news.

12 March 2026

Bank of England·FTSE 100·LSE:BP·LSE:INF·LSE:MNG·LSE:OTB·LSE:SHEL·LSE:STAN·LSE:TCAP·NYSE:MS·Oil Prices·Stock Market

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rebounds as Oil Slides, Persimmon Leads London Rally

London shares snapped a three-day losing run on Tuesday after oil prices pulled back and investors took heart from comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Middle East war could end soon. The FTSE 100, which tracks Britain’s biggest listed firms, was up 1.6% at 10,412.54. The FTSE 250 index of medium-sized companies rose 1.9%, and both were on course for their biggest one-day rise in nearly a year.

10 March 2026

FTSE 100·LSE:BARC·LSE:PSN·LSE:STAN·NYSE:MS·Stock Market

Standard Chartered Pushes Ahead With $1.5 Billion Buyback After Profit Miss, CFO Exit

Standard Chartered PLC snapped up 892,954 shares on March 6, according to a filing published Monday, with the bank set to cancel those shares as part of its recently launched $1.5 billion buyback. So far, by the end of March 6, Standard Chartered had already deployed about $111.4 million—representing close to 7% of the buyback’s total size.

9 March 2026

LSE:STAN·Stock Market

Brent crude price jumps again as Hormuz shipping risks deepen; traders eye Washington moves

Brent crude futures jumped roughly 6% to $82.38 a barrel as of 1749 GMT Tuesday, sticking close to their multi-month highs. Standard Chartered hiked its forecast for Brent in the first quarter to $74 a barrel, up from $62, and boosted its 2026 average projection to $70 from $63.50, after the latest bout of unrest in the Middle East. The bank noted that “the forward curve has strengthened notably,” pointing out the market’s willingness to pay a premium for prompt barrels over later delivery.

3 March 2026

Commodities·LSE:STAN·TADAWUL:2222

Standard Chartered share price today: stock edges up on buyback filing, but ShoreCap turns bearish

Standard Chartered shares climbed Friday, gaining 0.84% to reach 1,853.50 pence by 0944 GMT, after the bank posted details of fresh share buyback activity. The stock had closed at 1,838 pence previously, Investing.com data showed.

27 February 2026

LSE:STAN·Share Buyback·Stock Market

FTSE 100 today: UK shares finish flat as tariff and AI worries hit banks; Convatec jumps

London’s FTSE 100 finished just 4.15 points lower at 10,680.59 on Tuesday, barely budging, while the FTSE 250 slipped 45.61 points to 23,501.04. Convatec soared 10.4%; on the flip side, Unite Group dropped 14.3%. The day played out more as a test of individual names than any big-picture market shift.

24 February 2026

LSE:CVG·LSE:STAN·LSE:UTG·Stock Market·UK Economy

Week ahead: FTSE 100 record close puts HSBC and LSE Group earnings in the spotlight

The FTSE 100 kicks off the week at record levels, with investors eyeing upcoming results from HSBC and London Stock Exchange Group. Those numbers could set the tone for how much higher the rally can go.

22 February 2026

FTSE 100·LSE:AML·LSE:HSBA·LSE:STAN·Stock Market

Standard Chartered shares edge up as investors eye Feb 24 results and UK inflation data

Standard Chartered shares edged 0.4% higher to 1,747.5 pence as of 0915 GMT on Tuesday, moving in line with gains seen across the UK financial sector.

17 February 2026

Earnings Reports·LSE:STAN·Stock Market·UK Economy

XRP price today: token slips as Standard Chartered trims target and traders eye U.S. GDP

XRP slipped roughly 2% to $1.49 on Monday, after an earlier dip to $1.45, as a wider downturn rattled top tokens. Bitcoin dropped close to 1.9%, while ether lost around 1.7%, according to the data.

16 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·LSE:STAN·XRP

XRP price jumps toward $1.47 on weekend rebound as inflation, ETF talk steer crypto mood

XRP picked up 4.6% on Saturday, trading near $1.468 after moving between $1.40 and $1.47 in the past 24 hours, according to Binance. Trading volume for the period reached around $2.47 billion.

14 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·Inflation·LSE:AV·LSE:STAN·NASDAQ:COIN·XRP

Standard Chartered taps B2C2 to speed “fiat-to-crypto” transfers for big investors

Standard Chartered said it’s teaming up with crypto market maker B2C2, connecting B2C2’s client base to the bank’s payment network and settlement services as part of a push to broaden institutional access to digital assets.

12 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·Fintech·LSE:STAN

LSE:STAN 12 February 2026 - 14 July 2026