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IN DEPTH: UK Banking System Shows Lending Resilience In Downturn

FTSE 100 movers: Banks lead the charge after stress test results

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was in the black on Tuesday, sitting at 6,379.33, up 23.24 points (0.37%) by mid-afternoon. The biggest risers came from the banking sector after all seven of Britain's largest banks passed stress tests by the Bank of England, with Governor Mark Carney assuring that n

Barclays CEO makes first day gain as shares jump on "stress test" results

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc shares jumped 4 percent on Tuesday after Britain's third biggest bank came through a "stress test" by regulators better than expected, netting a quick 230,000 pounds for its new chief executive on his first morning. Jes Staley, a former head of investm

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Banks Lead Gains Amid Flurry Of PMIs Readings

UPDATE 2-Bank of England's Carney says UK banks' job almost done on capital

* BoE says UK credit conditions largely back to normal * Aims to change counter-cyclical capital buffer slowly * Further increases in capital will only be incremental (Adds more reaction) By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - British banks including H

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Banks In Favour As They Pass Stress Tests

HIGHLIGHTS-Bank of England's Carney speaks on UK bank capital rules

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and other officials from the central bank were speaking on Tuesday after the BoE said it would require banks to hold as much as 10 billion pounds extra capital, but stopped short of immediate action. CARNEY ON IMPROVEMENT IN BAN

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Banks Lead Gainers After Stress Tests Results

RPT-Bank of England plans to make banks hold up to 10 bln stg more capital

(Repeats to broaden coding) By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England set out plans on Tuesday to require banks to hold as much as 10 billion pounds ($15.1 billion) extra capital as the credit cycle moves into a more normal phase, but stopped short

RBS And StanChart Show Inadequacies In Bank Of England Stress Test

All seven UK banks pass BoE stress tests

(ShareCast News) - All seven of Britain's largest banks have passed stress tests by the Bank of England, with Governor Mark Carney assuring that no new wave of higher capital requirements was incoming. Investors took confidence from Carney's affirmation that banks would need to hold Tier 1 equity of

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Bernstein Cuts Lloyds To Underperform

Class action suit against Barclays alleges forex rigging losses

By Suzanne Barlyn Nov 27 (Reuters) - A New York-based investment adviser filed a class action lawsuit against Barclays Plc on Friday alleging that rigged foreign exchange trading practices at the bank caused "significant damages" to its trading partners. The suit by Axiom Investment A

Barclays new CEO faces stress test on first day

* Ex-JPMorgan banker Staley becomes Barclays CEO on Dec. 1 * Bank of England releases "stress test" results same morning * Staley's tasks: cut costs, fix investment bank, ring-fence plan * Latest fine shows Barclays still clearing up from past misdeeds By Steve Slater and

UPDATE 3-Barclays fined for lax crime checks in 'deal of century'

* Fine relates to 1.9 bln stg transaction for rich clients * FCA declines to name clients involved in transaction * Bank kept documents in safe to avoid electronic storage * Seventh significant fine from UK watchdog in 6 years (Adds details) By Steve Slater and Huw Jones