Lloyds trades near highs, BoE leverage review in spotlight over £30bn gilt demand
Lloyds Banking Group plc ticked up in London on Monday, closing in on a new one-year high. Investors were looking past the Halifax brand news, focusing instead on whether the Bank of England's leverage-rule review might let banks own more UK government bonds. London Stock Exchange trading is open 8:00 to 16:30. AJ Bell prices lagged by at least 15 minutes. Lloyds was quoted at 115.40p/115.45p on AJ Bell, up 0.38p, or 0.33%, after touching 115.70p. The share sits just 0.22% under its year high, ahead of NatWest and HSBC on that score. Barclays was also close to its high.