HBOS takeover sparks FTSE bounce back
Lloyds TSB’s £12.2bn (€15.3bn) rescue of HBOS sparked a shares bounce back on the FTSE 100 Index today after three straight days of losses.
The Footsie rose 1.7% by mid-morning, clawing back from three-year lows seen in the wake of the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy.