NatWest sell-off moves closer as the government offloads more shares

The UK Treasury's stake in NatWest has fallen to below 11% - here is what it means for the share price

NatWest Group Plc Bank Branches Ahead Of Earnings
(Image credit: Bloomberg / Contributor)

The UK government’s stake in NatWest has fallen to below 11% after the Treasury sold off further stock in the bank.

The move comes less than two weeks after NatWest bought back £1 billion of shares from the Treasury earlier this month.

Subscribe to MoneyWeek

Subscribe to MoneyWeek today and get your first six magazine issues absolutely FREE

Get 6 issues free
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/mw70aro6gl1676370748.jpg

Sign up to Money Morning

Don't miss the latest investment and personal finances news, market analysis, plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter

Don't miss the latest investment and personal finances news, market analysis, plus money-saving tips with our free twice-daily newsletter

Sign up
Explore More
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.