Barclays reduced net profit in the III quarter by 16%

Moscow. October 24. information agency "Interfaks" - the British bank Barclays Plc in the third quarter lowered pretax and net profit, but both indicators exceeded market expectations. The pretax profit banks in July-September made 1,89 billion pounds sterling ($2,31 billion) against 1,99 billion pounds year before. The consensus forecast prepared by bank, assumed 1,77 billion pounds. The net profit of Barclays was reduced to 1,27 billion pounds from 1,51 billion pounds at the forecast in 1,13 billion pounds. The revenue increased by 5%, to 6,26 billion pounds at the average forecast of analysts at the level of 6,29 billion pounds. Pure...