Barclays ups write-down to $3.1 billion (MSN Money Canada)
Story date: 2008-02-19 01:27:21
Added on: 2008-02-19 02:42:17
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc (BARC.L), Britain's third-biggest bank, raised its 2007 write-down on the value of risky assets to 1.6 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) but reported profits broadly in line with analysts' expectations.
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