Barclays shares soared yesterday amid hopes that the bank could escape UK government intervention by selling off part of its asset management arm.
The bank yesterday confirmed it was in talks to sell iShares, the exchange traded funds division, sending its shares 22.7 per cent higher and bringing the company's market value to ￡7.6bn ($10.7bn). The shares had previously fallen 42 per cent this year.
Barclays also said it had enjoyed a “strong start” to the year, echoing similar upbeat trading statements from large US banks such as Citigroup.
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