Barclays

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Barclays shares have dropped by more than 7% after it announced a £5.8bn rights issue to shore up its capital position.

Concerns over an expected capital raising at Barclays have pushed the stock down over 3% in the opening hours of this week's FTSE 100 trading.

Pockets of value in the corporate bond market have opened up even as markets begin to adjust to the prospect of tighter monetary policy, according to Threadneedle CIO Mark Burgess.

The Abu Dhabi Sheikh who became the second largest shareholder in Barclays at the height of the credit crisis has sold his entire stake, making a huge profit.

Legal & General Investment Management is looking to boost its fund range with a number of new launches, starting with a bond index tracker.

Barclays has been hit with a record fine from a US regulator for allegedly manipulating energy markets in California and other US states.

Standard & Poor's has cut the credit ratings of Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank due to "uncertain market conditions".

The European Commission has accused 13 banks, including Barclays, HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland, of colluding to hamper competition in the credit derivatives market.

UK banks need to raise billions more in capital to cover their risks, the regulator has said.