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British bank shares slide as Brexit spooks investors

By Sinead Cruise LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's top banks suffered further deep losses on Monday as fears about the fallout from Brexit sparked a litany of earnings downgrades and sell-offs by shell-shocked investors. Shareholder anxiety about Britain's decision to qu

RBS and Barclays share trading halts after falls on Monday

(ShareCast News) - Trading in Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays shares was automatically halted in London on Monday morning on volatility after their share prices continued to crater. RBS was temporarily halted after falling 14.2%, while Barclays was down 11.5%. On Friday, Barclays shares were sus

Britain's FTSE falters as easyJet, housebuilders and banks tumble

* FTSE 100 down 1.1 pct * Budget airline easyJet slides on profit warning * Banks hit by downgrades * Housebuilders also fall * Gold miners among top gainers (Recasts, adds detail, updates prices) By Kit Rees LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - British stocks opened

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: HSBC Raised But Barclays, Lloyds And RBS Cut

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Britain's FTSE closes down 3.2 pct, banks and housebuilders slump

By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares index fell on Friday, led lower by banks and homebuilders, but staged a sharp recovery from its initial slump caused by the country's decision to leave the European Union. The FTSE 100 index initially dived more than

Banks braced for pain after Brexit bombshell

By Steve Slater LONDON, June 24 (IFR) - Thousands of bankers in Britain are fretting about their job security as the industry faces upheaval in trading operations and regulations in the wake of Britain's decision to quit the European Union. Britain employs 2.2m bankers and other finan

Private investors using Brexit selloff as buying opportunity, says Hargreaves Lansdown

(ShareCast News) - Private investors are using Friday's Brexit-fuelled stock market selloff as a buying opportunity, according to Hargreaves Lansdown's senior analyst, Laith Khalaf. He said 80% of the trades placed through HL's share dealing service were purchases, compared to 60% on an average day.

Bank bonds plummet as UK walks away from EU

By Alice Gledhill LONDON, June 24 (IFR) - UK bank bonds were hit hard in secondary markets on Friday following the nation's vote to leave the European Union, storing up a period of huge uncertainty for the sector. UK Additional Tier 1 bonds, the riskiest type of bank debt, fell by up

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Gold, Dollar Exposure Rewarded Post-Brexit

REFILE-UPDATE 2-British vote causes wild swings in credit, currencies

(Refiles to reach additional subscribers) By Daniel Stanton, Takahiro Okamoto, Adam Parry and Helene Durand LONDON/TOKYO/SINGAPORE, June 24 (IFR) - UK bank names came under pressure in credit markets in early trading after the UK voted to leave the European Union, but there were signs

UPDATE 2-British vote causes wild swings in credit, currencies

(Rewrites throughout with European market reaction) By Daniel Stanton, Takahiro Okamoto, Adam Parry and Helene Durand LONDON/TOKYO/SINGAPORE, June 24 (IFR) - UK bank names came under pressure in credit markets in early trading after the UK voted to leave the European Union, but there

REFILE-UPDATE 1-UK bank credit underperforms in early trading

(Adds RICs) By Adam Parry LONDON, June 24 (IFR) - UK bank names are under pressure in cash markets in early trade following the Leave vote in the Brexit referendum. At five-years Barclays in euros is around 40bp wider to swaps for choice, with RBS out around 30bp. Compare that t

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Housebuilders, Banks Feel Brunt Of Brexit Rout