BUZZ — UK banks fall on media report of potential tax increase in October budget
* Shares of major UK banks down following a Guardian report that Britain's finance minister John Healey plans to tax lenders in the October 28 budget * Report says tax is aimed at keeping deficit-reduction plans on track after impact of Iran war on public finances * NatWest and Lloyds down about 2% each, making them the top drags in the FTSE 100, which was down 0.1% * Shares of Barclays edge 0.5% lower (Reporting by Atharva Singh in Bengaluru) ((Atharva.singh@thomsonreuters.com)
* Shares of major UK banks down following a Guardian report that Britain's finance minister John Healey plans to tax lenders in the October 28 budget * Report says tax is aimed at keeping deficit-reduction plans on track after impact of Iran war on public finances * NatWest and Lloyds down about 2% each, making them the top drags in the FTSE 100, which was down 0.1% * Shares of Barclays edge 0.5% lower (Reporting by Atharva Singh in Bengaluru) ((Atharva.singh@thomsonreuters.com)