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FTSE up but Barclays shares slide Barclays and Glencore hit FTSE
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(Open): The FTSE 100 rose in early trade but shares in Barclays fell after the bank set aside another £750m to cover any fallout from a probe into currency market manipulation. (Noon): After a bright start to the day the market lost momentum, with disappointing results from Barclays and Glencore weighing on the index.
Barclays shares fell more than 2%, with the bank also reporting 21% fall in statutory pre-tax profits. Shortly after midday the FTSE 100 was down 5.52 points at 6,935.12.
In early morning trading, the FTSE 100 was up 20.53 points at 6,961.17. Barclays fell 3.3% after it posted a 21% fall in profits and set aside another £750m to cover fallout from a probe into currency manipulation.
Shares in Tullow Oil rebounded 4.3%, after suffering a sharp fall on Monday when they dropped nearly 8%. Glencore shares fell 2.4% after the mining giant reported a 7% fall in net profit to $2.31bn.
The shares had been hit by concerns that a boundary dispute between Ivory Coast and Ghana could delay one of its projects. The company also took a $1.1bn charge as a result of lower commodity prices.
Glencore shares fell 2.4% after the mining giant reported a 7% fall in net profit to $2.31bn and took a $1.1bn charge as a result of lower commodity prices. Shares in Tullow Oil rebounded 4% after dropping nearly 8% on Monday when they were hit by concerns that a boundary dispute between Ivory Coast and Ghana could delay one of its projects.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5364, and was also little changed against the euro at 1.3734. In the FTSE 250, shares in Pace jumped 8.8% after the set-top box maker forecast better-than-expected revenues of $2.75bn for 2015.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5369, but was up 0.24% against the euro at €1.3772.