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Tell Sid: Public will be offered shares in Lloyds Bank
The prospect of an eventual “tell Sid”-style sale of shares in Lloyds Bank was raised by George Osborne as he claimed Britain's economy had emerged from “intensive care”.
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Top stories
Ian Livingston has been lured from helm of BT to become David Cameron's Trade minister, banging the drum for UK exports and inward investment.
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said his successor and the U.K. banking industry have “unfinished business” to do in reforming the financial system and reviving the U.K.
In introductory remarks, Federal Reserve Chariman Ben Bernanke said the Fed is reviewing its exit-strategy principles set out in June 2011.
Sir Brian Souter made a healthy profit from his part in a consortium which bought and sold luxury yacht-maker Sunseeker. Picture: complimentary.
Britain should lead the way in producing genetically modified food because it would lower prices and free up the countryside, Owen Paterson will argue today.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| MCRO | Micro Focus International plc | 9.70% | 1,060.27M |
| INF | Informa PLC | 3.33% | 2,974.96M |
| HOME | Home Retail Group Plc | 2.93% | 1,087.58M |
| TSCO | Tesco PLC | 2.69% | 27,863.03M |
| ERM | Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC | 2.67% | 1,286.13M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CPBB | Co-operative Bank plc | -5.66% | 4,100.00M |
| AGK | Aggreko plc | -5.08% | 4,466.61M |
| UU | United Utilities Group PLC | -4.42% | 4,734.52M |
| TCY | TeleCity Group Plc | -3.62% | 1,949.11M |
| SVT | Severn Trent Plc | -3.60% | 4,064.18M |
Excludes shares with mkt cap of less than £1,000M. Learn more