Lloyds Banking group topped both buy and sell lists for a second consecutive day yesterday, according to the online trades conducted through Barclays Stockbrokers.

At 6.9 per cent, there was daylight between Lloyds Banking Group - the highest stock on the sell list - and Barclays at 4.9 per cent. Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) finished off the top three sales positions at 2.9 per cent.

The top two buys were also financials (Lloyds Banking Group, 4.1 per cent; RBS, 4.0 per cent) but Matra Petroleum took the third spot, accounting for 2.9 per cent of all online trades with the stockbroker. Rival, Desire Petroleum, also stormed the top ten list, making up 1.8 per cent of all of Monday’s trades.

There was also strong trading activity around Taylor Wimpey following its upbeat results presentation. It featured at number four on the buy list, at 2.7 per cent and fifth on the sell list (1.9 per cent).

MAN Group continued to see no shortage of buyers, making number nine on the buy list and accounting for 1.5 per cent of all online trades, despite analyst warnings from fund managers about the 12-month prospects for its investment arm AHL.

Barclays Stockbrokers
Top ten online trades

BUY
1. Lloyds Banking Group, 4.0 per cent
2. RBS, 4.0 per cent
3. Matra Petroleum, 2.9 per cent
4. Taylor Wimpey, 2.7 per cent
5. Intl Power, 2.6 per cent
6. Barclays, 2.1 per cent
7. Vatukoula Gold Mines, 2 per cent
8. Desire Petroleum, 1.8 per cent
9. MAN Group, 1.5 per cent
10. GlaxoSmithKline, 1.5 per cent

SELL
1. Lloyds Banking Group, 6.9 per cent
2. Barclays, 4.9 per cent
3. RBS, 2.9 per cent
4. Intl Power, 2 per cent
5. Taylor Wimpey, 1.9 per cent
6. Tesco, 1.7 per cent
7. Vatukoula Gold Mines, 1.7 per cent
8. Matra Petroleum, 1.5 per cent
9. Xstrata, 1.5 per cent
10. Vodafone Group, 1.3 per cent