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London close: Stocks end higher after BoE announcement on leverage ratios

Banking stocks drove the FTSE to a strong finish on Friday after the Bank of England (BoE) unveiled softer-than-expected requirements for banks' leverage ratios and also thanks in part to an unexpected boost to stimulus from the Bank of Japan announced overnight. The top tier closed the day 82.92 po

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2nd UPDATE: UK Banks Face Higher Leverage Ratio Rule Under Proposals

FTSE 100 movers: Barclays and RBS rise after BoE unveils softer-than-expected requirements for leverage ratios

Banking stocks, already bolstered by stronger-than-expected quarterly results from RBS, received another big lift on Friday afternoon as the Bank of England unveiled softer-than-expected requirements for leverage ratios. The leverage ratio, a key gauge of a bank's ability to cushion itself against l

Sector movers: Banking stocks surge on leverage ratio rules, RBS results

Banking stocks, already bolstered by stronger-than-expected quarterly results from RBS, received another big lift on Friday afternoon as the Bank of England unveiled softer-than-expected requirements for leverage ratios. The leverage ratio, a key gauge of a bank's ability to cushion itself against l

Barclays confident it will exceed BoE's leverage ratio demand

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Barclays said it was "very confident" it would exceed new leverage ratio requirements set out by the Bank of England on Friday, under the bank's existing plans to generate capital. The Bank of England said the amount of capital British lenders must hold relative t

REFILE-Shares in Barclays up 7 pct after BoE leverage ratio delay

(Refiles to link to alerts) LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Shares in Barclays rose by 7 percent after Britain's financial regulator said banks had until 2019 to hit a new target that will cap the size of their businesses at about 20 times their equity. Banking sources had expected lenders

Shares in Barclays up 7 pct after BoE leverage ratio delay

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Shares in Barclays rose by 7 percent after Britain's financial regulator said banks had until 2019 to hit a new target that will cap the size of their businesses at about 20 times their equity. Banking sources had expected lenders to have to meet the new targets,

Bank of England sets out new leverage rules for banks

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - British lenders may have to hold more capital to guard against risks of bad loans and other losses in the latest move by the Bank of England to reduce the chances of banks needing public bailouts. The central bank said on Friday that banks' required leverage ratio

Banks boost FX settlement war chest to as much as $6.5 bln

By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Major U.S. and European investment banks this month boosted to as much as $6.5 billion their collective war chest for settling with global regulators who are investigating allegations of collusion and manipulation in the foreign exchange market.<

UPDATE 3-RBS takes $640 million forex hit and warns more to come

* Q3 pretax profit 1.3 bln stg vs forecast of 1.1 bln * Bank won't pay dividend until capital position improves * 154 branches to shut this year, of which 102 already closed * Plans to retain Ulster Bank as core part of business * Shares up 4 pct, hit highest in 12 months

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Afren: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 110p to 105p, leaving its hold recommendation unaltered. Aviva: Barclays ups target price from 397p to 420p and reiterates its equal-weight rating. Barclays: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 300p to 295p and leaves its buy recommendation. Country

UPDATE: RBS Into Profit But Sets Aside GBP400 Million For Forex Probe

Intu Properties Gets New GBP600 Million Revolving Credit Facility

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