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Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after HSBC issued a disappointing set of Q1 results and said it would be taking a hit as a result of a need to compensate customers who were wrongly sold payment protection insurance.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Lloyds Banking Group reported a first quarter loss.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite a report suggested that Portugal will need a larger EU/IMF bailout than was previously expected.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 after Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, made a speech yesterday.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Barclays reported a decline in pre-tax profit in the first quarter of the year.

Shares in Barclays were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a fall in pre-tax profit in the three months ended 31 March.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of results from Barclays, expected tomorrow.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following mixed corporate announcements from the U.S. yesterday.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors appeared to show caution ahead of key corporate announcements from the U.S.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as concerns about the eurozone once again became centre stage.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Moody's cut the sovereign rating of Ireland and held the nation's outlook on negative.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors started to indulge in a bit of profit hunting.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as the sector awaited news from U.S. giant JPMorgan Chase & Co and Lloyds Banking Group received a boost from UBS.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after some ominous and disappointing news from Japan and the U.S.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following the release of the Independent Commission on Banking's (ICB) interim report.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 ahead of the Independent Commission on Banking's (ICB) interim report, expected on Monday. The ICB was set up by the Coalition government last year.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as movement at the European Central Bank appeared to offset fears about sovereign debt in the eurozone.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading following the news that Portugal has asked for a bailout from the European Union.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors continued to show optimism about the state of the global economic recovery.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as positive signs about the global economic recovery started to be outweighed by more immediate concerns.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as some encouraging signs about the state of the global economy vied in the minds of investors with Japanese and European worries.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of key U.S. employment data, due later today.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of the results of "stress tests" on Irish banks.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after an Irish bank suspended trading ahead of the results of a "stress test".

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after some discouraging news from the banking sector in Italy.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Moody's hinted that Britain could lose its AAA credit rating.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following a report that the British government is considering selling its stakes in Lloyds Banking Group and RBS.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors continued to buy after last week's panic sell offs.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors started to regain their confidence after a spate of global events triggered panic selling.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the G7 said it would take action to help the Yen, following the disaster which struck Japan a week ago and is still crippling the nation.