Lloyds preparing sale of second tranche of TSB shares - Reports

Tesco 12-week market share drops to 28.8% from 30.2% - Kantar

Mortgages for home purchase, August: 41,588: Forecast: 42,913

US Treasury issues new rules to combat tax inversion

The US Treasury is looking to close an “unfair loophole” that currently allows US companies to avoid taxation by moving their headquarters abroad.

RBS announces Citizens Financial IPO

'Flash' German September manufacturing PMI slips to 50.3 from 51.2

An Israeli missile as shot down a Syrian aircraft flying over Israeli-controlled airspace, according to reports.

Shire falls 5.6% after US moves to impede tax inversion deals

Alan Stewart to join Tesco as finance director on 23 September

Chinese manufacturing sector PMI rises past forecasts

The preliminary reading for HSBC’s Chinese manufacturing sector gauge for the month of September edged higher to a reading of 50. 5 from 50. 2 in the month before.