Lloyds sale seen imminent as markets trade up

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Lloyds sale seen imminent as markets trade up

Bankers are expecting the UK government to take advantage of near-perfect market conditions to begin the sell-down of its 39% holding in Lloyds Banking Group imminently. Some were surprised that a sale of at least a 10% stake — worth some £5.6bn — had not launched by 6pm on Tuesday. But at that time no other overnight blocks had launched either.

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