Goldbug100 - Nomura upgraded to HSBC & Barclays to "buy," Barclays holding increase by 64.7%

@ £1.4842 last friday

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BARC.L

12:00PM

157.45

5.45 -

3.78%

HSBC (LSE: HSBA.L) and Barclays (LSE: BARC.L) , which Nomura upgraded to "buy," rose 1.8 percent and 2.2 percent respectively, while Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY.L - news) managed a 3 percent gain, in spite of a downgrade to "neutral" by the same broker.

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