Barclays shares tank as results event starts
Shares in bank Barclays, which put out results this morning, just took a dive.
They were down just over three per cent on the day before the latest drop.
Barclays -6.8% pic.twitter.com/sjBlWK2wba
— Steve Collins (@TradeDesk_Steve) February 11, 2014
The FT is reporting that political movements are responsible for the drop.
Shadow City minister Cathy Jamieson and secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable have both hit out at the bonuses received by Barclays staff.