The share price of Barclays soared on Monday, closing up 73 per cent, after the group insisted it did not need a government bailout, following recent speculation to the contrary.
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The share price of Barclays soared on Monday, closing up 73 per cent, after the group insisted it did not need a government bailout, following recent speculation to the contrary.
At one point in London trading, Barclays stock jumped 78 per cent from Friday’s close, as investors were reassured by a statement which said the group would not take state cash because it was adequately funded.
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Barclays eventually closed the day up 73.2 per cent at 88.7 pence on London’s FTSE 100 index of leading shares, which ended 3.86-per cent higher at 4,209.01 points.Barclays on Monday said that it expected a 2008 pre-tax profit of more than 5.3 billion pounds despite credit-crunch writedowns of eight billion pounds.
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