That is right, only LLOY on the BLUE

Closing market Report

Among the banks, Lloyds led the pack, up 1.9p at 63p, with Barclays ahead 4.3p at 357.9p and Royal Bank of Scotland 0.28p higher at 44.06p. FTSE100 new-boy Investec rose 6.5p at 558.5p.

Late on the day it seems SHORTERS were jumping the clif, as the share price went over some resitance at 62.25p.

Targets of 72 / 74p short term

FTSE Down, Barclays Down, HSBC Down, Standard Chartered Down - Lloyds UP 0.75%. Shorters panicking as they attempt to straighten books ahead of month end - only 5 more trading days to go! Fingers crossed there wil be no serious Bank Bashing in AD's Budget in 90 mins!!!!!!!!!

both LBG & RBS now up over 1%. Another LBG Director purchased 50,000 ADR's on Monday (equiv 200,000 Ord Shs). This share is on the UP - at last!

1 2 month

Hi All

LLoyds down more than most banks today, any news out there

All the best
Eddie

here we go - LBG up 11.4% during the month. Up again today (67p+). Trading Statement next Tuesday (27 Apr) - expect more bullish movements. Good luck all. Smarty

Citigroup upgrade LBG target price to 94p (from 70p) & retain BUY Rating...........sp up again against a falling market !!

If memory serves the Government bail out price was around 72p? Progress beyong this will be in the face of heavy selling.

expect it to plummet again ! be back below 60p within Three Weeks

goverment will not dump their shares in the market they will place them with long term investors and make sure the sp is not adversely effected.

agreed halifax, in fact the idea of a taxpayer profit is welcome - but unless/until the rump goes I can't see much progress northwards. Still holding as a core investment in my SIPP and I'm prepared to be patient.

RBS govt stake is already in profit, so can't see them doing anything different with Lloyds.

sp up again - 68p+. nordcapern - on what basis do you predict sub 60p in 3 weeks? IMO positive Trading Statement next Tuesday followed by Election Result should remove investor near-term uncertainty.

Toying with 70p.

how long until it breaks the 1 barrier

I'm quite happy!
Long in place and stops well in profit.
Now why didn't I take a bigger position?!

Interim Management Statement

Key highlights

In the first quarter of 2010 the Group returned to profitability on a combined businesses basis due mainly to a significant slowing of impairments in the wholesale business.



The Group is delivering good income growth, on a combined businesses basis, excluding last year's impact from liability management transactions.

Banking net interest margins are running in line with recent guidance of circa 2 per cent for the full year.

Costs continue to be well controlled and remain lower than the equivalent period in 2009. Integration savings are being delivered in line with recent guidance and the Group remains on track to achieve a 2 billion run-rate of synergies and other operating efficiencies by the end of 2011.

The run rate of impairments has slowed significantly and has continued to perform better than our 2009 preliminary results guidance in both retail and corporate businesses.

Customer deposit gathering has remained robust, with good growth in balances, while lending balances are flat. Asset reductions within the Group's portfolios identified for run-off continue albeit, as expected, at a slower pace than last year.

The Group continues to de-risk its funding position, with strong term issuance in the early part of the year while continuing to maintain high levels of liquid assets.