SHARE NEWS - UPDATE 2-Barclays CEO seeks to calm fears as shares slump - Reuters UK SHARE NEWS - UPDATE 2-Barclays CEO seeks to calm fears as shares slump - Reuters UK

Friday, January 23, 2009

SHARE NEWS - UPDATE 2-Barclays CEO seeks to calm fears as shares slump - Reuters UK

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Barclays ( BARC.L ) shares slumped for the ninth straight day on Friday as concerns mounted it may require further capital or be nationalised, despite another attempt by its chief executive to calm investors. Chief in Dow Jones News >

The overall themes in the forex markets are unchanged, with Sterling's weakness being the main focus, in particular after deeper than expected contraction in UK GDP in 4Q. GBP/JPY and GBP/USD have fallen -2.6% and -2.1% today and are having in Dow Jones News >

MUMBAI: India's forex reserves fell by USD 2.581 billion for the week ended January 16 to USD 252.178 billion from USD 254.759 billion in the previous week. During the period, the foreign currency assets (FCAs) also fell by USD 2.57 billion to USD in Dow Jones News >

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a 23-year high against sterling and six-week high against the euro Friday as weak UK and euro zone data and global economic concerns kept investors risk averse. With no major U.S. data scheduled for release in Dow Jones News >

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