Barclays planning 5b pound share sale: source

Barclays is planning to issue about 5 billion pounds (HK$59.6 billion) of new shares to help plug a 7 billion pound capital shortfall triggered by new UK regulatory demands, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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