--- title: "FTSE 100 shares to watch: Lloyds, NatWest, IHG, LSE, Unilever" description: "The FTSE 100 Index faced pressure this week, dropping to £9,436 from a high of £9,575, influenced by UK macro data. Key shares to watch include Lloyds, NatWest, IHG, LSEG, and Unilever, with earnings " type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/261563683.md" published_at: "2025-10-17T07:11:01.000Z" --- # FTSE 100 shares to watch: Lloyds, NatWest, IHG, LSE, Unilever > The FTSE 100 Index faced pressure this week, dropping to £9,436 from a high of £9,575, influenced by UK macro data. Key shares to watch include Lloyds, NatWest, IHG, LSEG, and Unilever, with earnings reports expected soon. Lloyds and NatWest are trading below their year-to-date highs, while IHG's share price has fallen over 17%. The London Stock Exchange's stock has dropped 28%, and Unilever's turnover decreased by 3.2% in the first half. Upcoming financial results will provide insights into their performance. The FTSE 100 Index remained under pressure this week as investors reflected on the latest UK macro data, such as GDP, jobs, and industrial and manufacturing production. It retreated to a low of £9,436, down from the all-time high of £9,575. This article explores some of the top FTSE 100 shares to watch next week, including Barclays, Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), London Stock Exchange (LSEG), and Unilever. ## UK banks like Lloyd’s, Barclays, and NatWest FTSE 100 Index banks have done well this year, with most of them hovering near their highest level in years. The NatWest share price was trading at 548p on Thursday, a few points below the year-to-date high of 565p. Lloyds share price was trading at 84.48p, a few points below the year-to-date high of 86.72p, while Barclays was trading at 379p. These bank stocks reacted to the earnings season of their peers in the United States, like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo. Most of these banks reported strong numbers, helped by the resurgent investment banking business. The three FTSE 100 banks will be in the spotlight as they publish their earnings. Barclays will go first when it publishes its results on October 22. It will be followed by Lloyds on 23rd and NatWest on 24th. HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank will then release their numbers in the following week. ## InterContinental Hotels (IHG) InterContinental Hotels Group, popularly known as IHG, the parent company of brands like Indigo, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, voco, and Six Senses, will be another FTSE 100 Index company to watch as it issues its trading statement on Thursday. The report comes at a time when the IHG share price has plunged by over 17% from its highest level this year. This retreat happened even as the company continued doing well in the first half of the year. Its recent results showed that its revenue rose by 6% to $1.17 billion, while its operating profit soared by 13% to $604 million. The company is also returning cash to shareholders, and is on track to pay $1.1 billion this year. Therefore, the upcoming trading statement will provide more color about its business during the third quarter. ## London Stock Exchange (LSEG) The London Stock Exchange will be one of the top FTSE 100 shares to watch next week as it publishes its trading statement. This statement comes at a time when the stock is not doing well, with the stock falling by 28% from its highest point this year. Its trading statement also comes after the CEO clarified that it was not for sale even though Euronext has said that it would be willing to buy it. The most recent earnings showed that the company’s revenue rose by 7.8%, with all its divisions like data & analytics, FTSE Russell, risk intelligence, and markets seeing robust growth. It also had strong margins during the year’s first half. ## Unilever Unilever, the parent company of brands like Dove, Axe, LUX, Vaseline, Knorr, Sunlight, and OMO, has not done well this year as it remained inside the important resistance and support at 4,820p and 4,353p. The stock will likely change this when it publishes its financial results, which will show whether its business continued doing well in the last quarter. The most recent numbers showed that its turnover dropped by 3.2% in the first half to 30.1 billion euros, with most of the decline happening in its home care business. Foods and personal care revenue also declined during the period. The other top FTSE 100 shares to watch will be companies like Spirent Communications, Rentokil Initial, RELX, and Aberdeen Group The post FTSE 100 shares to watch: Lloyds, NatWest, IHG, LSE, Unilever appeared first on Invezz ### Related Stocks - [NWG.US - Natwest](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NWG.US.md) - [UL.US - Unilever](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UL.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | 美股夜盘异动：联合利华夜盘跌近 4%，家居护理业务出售引发市场担忧 | 联合利华夜盘跌 3.97%；Kenvue 夜盘跌 0.17%，成交额达到 14.28 万美元；雅诗兰黛夜盘跌 0.70%，成交额达到 1.24 万美元；ELF Beauty 夜盘跌 0.39%，成交额达到 6878 美元。 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/274253565.md) | | 尽管美国市场放缓，联合利华的销售增长仍在加速——更新 | 联合利华在第四季度报告了 4.2% 的基础销售增长，得益于亚洲市场的强劲表现，尽管美国和欧洲的增长放缓。该公司正在进行战略转型，专注于更少但更大的品牌，此前已剥离其冰淇淋业务。首席执行官费尔南多·费尔南德斯已启动重大领导层变动和重组。联合利 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275740749.md) | | 联合利华因美国和欧洲市场疲软，预计 2026 年销售增长将放缓 | 联合利华已下调 2026 年的销售增长预测，原因是美国和欧洲的消费市场疲软，尽管新兴市场表现强劲。首席执行官 Fernando Fernandez 的战略专注于个人护理和美容产品，这些产品现在占公司收入的一半以上。公司预计基础销售增长将在 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275743342.md) | | 苏格兰皇家银行集团即将发布的财报洞察 | 苏格兰皇家银行（NYSE:NWG）将于 2026 年 2 月 13 日公布季度财报，分析师预测每股收益（EPS）为 0.36 美元。投资者期待在财报发布时获得积极的指引。2 月 11 日，股价为 16.75 美元，较去年上涨了 54.52% | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275767759.md) | | 苏格兰皇家银行以 77 亿英镑的年度利润超出市场预期 | 苏格兰皇家银行 (NWG.L) 报告称，2025 年的年利润增长了 24%，达到 77 亿英镑，超出分析师预测的 75 亿英镑。该银行在投资英国财富管理领域时设定了更具雄心的业绩目标 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275967780.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.