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Barclays had already been charged for "unlawful financial assistance" in relation to the fundraising in July.

Profit before tax rises by nearly a third to £1.1bn between July and September, short of estimates for a profit of £1.4bn.

Banking giant books £2.5bn loss on sale of 33% in Barclays Africa Group and set aside £700m for PPI compensation.

The Serious Fraud Office has charged the bank and former executives over an £11.8bn fundraising.

Banking sentiment lifts after the European Central Bank helps rescue Spain's Banco Popular.

Brent Crude falling by around 2% weighs on mid-session record.

The move, which is part of a strategic review, would see the bank sell most of its stake in Barclays Africa Group.

The FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 both end the week setting mid-session records.

Move comes three years after lender aborted first expansion plan in private banking.

Top flight shares make gains despite the cost of living rising to its highest rate since 2013.

British bank to shake up leadership of markets division after underwhelming first-quarter performance.

Staley tells shareholders Brexit impact on passporting rights is a 'manageable challenge'.

'With markets rallying in expectation of Macron win, there was little upside left for equities and euro.'

Jes Staley was publicly reprimanded for his role in the whistleblowing incident and could have his bonus cut.

Traders sit on their hands preferring to wait for US employment data despite strong corporate news in London.

Banks have been rebuilding their balance sheets and returning to form – once again piquing equity investors' interest.

Former city trader and TipTV founder Nick Batsford discusses recent financials posted by major banks with market analyst Matt Brown.

Bumper results from Barclays and a turn for the better for RBS did not lift the FTSE 100 to positive territory.

CEO Jes Staley confirms bank will create 2,000 UK jobs over the next three years.

Standard Chartered almost doubled first-quarter pre-tax profit to $990m at the bank.

Traders heaved a sigh of relief that Europe seems to have warded off the latest threat to its established order.

Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons all lower as traders fear tight budgets may renew supermarket price wars.

Profits almost double at JD Sports as the chain takes advantage of the trend to wear trainers.

PRA and FCA probes relate to Staley's attempts to unmask whistle-blower at the bank.

Ryan Reich and Stylianos Contogoulas were acquitted of charges of conspiracy to defraud in unanimous verdicts.

Shares in Scottish energy supplier SSE fell after it said it it expects profit at its networks division to be £100m lower.

US President Donald Trump says he will leave Obamacare in place unless Congress vote on his plan.

Next tops the leaderboard despite delivering its first fall in sales in eight years.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch poll finds that shares may be at their most overvalued in 17 years.

Consumer Prices Index inflation hit 2.3% in February, the highest level since September 2013.