NatWest shares surge after profits beat expectations

NatWest, which has been one of the FTSE 100’s best-performing stocks this year, notched up profits of £1.7bn during the quarter

People outside NatWest Bank in the City of London
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Profits at NatWest surpassed expectations in the three months to the end of June, pushing the share price of the state-backed lender more than 8% higher during early trading on Friday.

NatWest, which has been one of the FTSE 100’s best-performing stocks this year, notched up profits of £1.7bn during the quarter, beating forecasts of £1.3bn.

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Chris Newlands

Chris is a freelance journalist, and was previously an editor and correspondent at the Financial Times as well as the business and money editor at The i Newspaper. He is also the author of the Virgin Money Maker, the personal finance guide published by Virgin Books, and has written for the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, South China Morning Post, TimeOut, Barron's and The Guardian. He is a graduate in Economics.