FTSE 100 pares losses after banks recover
FTSE 100 shares dug themselves out of a hole to close just softer on Friday after banks recovered from heavy falls on speculative reports that troubled Deutsche Bank's US fine may be reduced
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Barclays PLC
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Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 147,000 people.
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Petrofac at an inflection point, says Barclays
A look at some of the major broker upgrades and downgrades on the day
London shares fumble way to gains as oil prices, bank stocks rise
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The bank said that it had seen strong growth in consumer, cards and payments
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Analysts reckon Barclays will report a similar first-half picture to that given by Lloyds
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Brokers: Barclays bullish on financial services
The bank has picked out several banking and financial stocks that it likes the look of, although Barclays has had its own stock downgraded by UBS