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Banks' share prices fall sharply

news.bbc.co.uk

Banking shares have fallen in London amid news that the bosses of big banks had met Chancellor Alistair Darling to discuss fundraising.

The falls were led by Royal Bank of Scotland, which fell 38%, followed by Lloyds TSB, which declined 20%, and Barclays, which was down 12%.

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the market is posting a recovery from yesterday - BUT the big UK banks are all taking hits today; but it seems doomsday has been avoided for the time being - i can see the US markets rallying based upon the lead from europe

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