To buy or not to buy banking shares, that's the question...
Custom byline text:
NAOMI CAINE BARCLAYS HSBC LLOYDS RBS
The rate-rigging scandal and the resignation of Bob Diamond have rattled investors. But the interim results were not at all bad.
Richard Hunter, head of equities at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, said: "Credit is due to Barclays, where the growing list of political and regulatory woes seem to have done relatively little to stem the bank's financial progress."
We moderate all comments on HeraldScotland on either a pre-moderated or post-moderated basis. If you're a relatively new user then your comments will be reviewed before publication and if we know you well then your comments will be subject to moderation only if other users or the moderators believe you've broken the rules, which are available here.
Moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Please be patient if your posts are not approved instantly.
