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2ND UPDATE: Six Banks Fined USD5.7 Billion By US And UK Authorities

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks End Mixed; Barclays, RBS Gain After Fines

UPDATE: Six Banks Fined USD5.7 Billion By US, UK Authorities

Barclays and RBS among banks fined $5.6bn for forex rigging

Five global banks including the UK's Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed to pay over $5bn in combined fines and will plead guilty to criminal charges over the rigging of foreign exchange markets. After a long-standing US probe into whether traders at the institutions conspired to fix for

Barclays agrees $115 mln ISDAfix settlement with CFTC

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Barclays was fined $115 million by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday to settle an investigation into the setting of the ISDAfix benchmark, in addition to a fine for currency market manipulation. The British bank pleaded guilty to a U.S. cr

Barclays agrees $115 mln ISDAfix settlement with CFTC

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Barclays was fined $115 million by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday to settle an investigation into the setting of the ISDAfix benchmark, in addition to a fine for currency market manipulation. The British bank pleaded guilty to a U.S. cr

UPDATE 2-Five global banks to pay $5.7 bln in fines over rate rigging

(Adds details of fines, charges, Bank of America settlement.) By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Five of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc , were fined roughly $5.7 billion, and four of them pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges o

BUZZ-RBS and Barclays rally on FX fine relief

** Barclays and RBS both rally as US finalises fines for FX price fixing ** Traders say news removes uncertainty around judgment ** Barclays up 3.2 pct, second top riser on FTSE 100 , RBS also extending gains to trade up 2 pct (4th top on FTSE) ** Both among most traded on the i

Barclays Fined USD2.4 Billion In Forex Scandal, RBS USD669 Million

REFILE-Barclays fined $2.4 bln for FX manipulation, to fire 8 staff

(Removes 'Hold' from headline, no changes to text) LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc pleaded guilty to a U.S. criminal charge and was fined $2.4 billion by U.S. and British authorities on Wednesday for manipulating foreign exchange rates. The British bank also agreed to fire eig

Five global banks to plead guilty, pay $5.7 bln on rate rigging

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Authorities fined five of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup, roughly $5.7 billion and four of them agreed to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges over manipulation of foreign exchange rates, the U.S. Department of Just

LONDON MIDDAY BRIEFING: M&S Rises, Burberry Hit By Currency Moves

CORRECT: TOP NEWS: Marks & Spencer Profit Up , Burberry Lowers Outlook

Major banks' commodities revenue down 28 pct in Q1 -report

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Commodities revenue at the top 10 investment banks slid by 28 percent in the first quarter after power and gas activity returned to normal levels after last year's jump, a consultancy said on Wednesday. Revenue earned by leading banks from commodity trading, selli

U.S. to announce resolutions in manipulation of foreign exchange spot market

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will announce resolutions reached with global financial institutions in connection with manipulation of the foreign exchange spot market at a 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) news conference on Wednesday, the department said. (Editing by Bill Tro