MORE than £3 billion was wiped off Barclays' market value as its rate-rigging scandal sent shockwaves throughout the banking sector.
The bank plunged 15.5% into the red, with rival stocks also suffering hefty falls amid fears over the potential for widespread multibillion-pound fines and damages.
London's wider FTSE-100 index was 30.86 points lower at 5493.06, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wall Street dropped more than 1% in early trade and indices across Europe also fell.
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