LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Barclays reported a better than expected 8% fall in first quarter profits, as it saw strong trading profits from market volatility caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The British bank on Wednesday posted a profit before tax for the three months ended March of 2.2 billion pounds ($2.75 billion), above an average analyst forecast of 1.3 billion pounds and below the 2.4 billion pounds it made in the same period last year.
($1 = 0.7988 pounds) (Reporting By Lawrence White and Iain Withers, editing by Sinead Cruise)