Barclays down another 18% in last 2 hours

[sebo]

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=LON%3ABARC

[CivicMan]

And dropping....

[FourWheelDrift]

Buy, buy, buy, bye bye.



I see though it's lowest was 98 so it's not gone lower than that yet.

[Soovy]

Goodbye. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.

I reckon that the gubberment is going to forcibly take a stake in them, and investors are running a mile.

[10 Pence Short]

Soovy said:

Goodbye. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.

I reckon that the gubberment is going to forcibly take a stake in them, and investors are running a mile.

Why not make Barclays the 'bad bank'?

[sebo]

The ban on short-selling has been lifted hasn't it? Wonder if that's driving this?

[Nobody You Know]

Not being funny here but should I get the little bit of money I have in Barclays out?

[Soovy]

Nobody You Know said:

Not being funny here but should I get the little bit of money I have in Barclays out?

If it's less than the guarantee then don't bother.

Gubberment doesn't like them reminaing independent. Gubberement wants to nationalise ALL the banks so they have absolute control. Like the Nazis.

[BigJonMcQuimm]

RBS down 13%

[maix27]

sebo said:

The ban on short-selling has been lifted hasn't it? Wonder if that's driving this?

Where'd you hear that? It's been a quiet lifting if it has happened!

RBS have tanked too...

lot's of newbie bottom feeders with RBS shares, learning quickly now why you don't go into something you know NOTHING about.

sorry to sound pleased, i'm getting annoyed my a few smug mates with RBS shares

Edited by maix27 on Friday 16th January 16:53

[sebo]

maix27 said:

sebo said:

The ban on short-selling has been lifted hasn't it? Wonder if that's driving this?

Where'd you hear that? It's been a quiet lifting if it has happened!

RBS have tanked too...

lot's of newbie bottom feeders with RBS shares, learning quickly now why you don't go into something you know NOTHING about.

sorry to sound pleased, i'm getting annoyed my a few smug mates with RBS shares

Edited by maix27 on Friday 16th January 16:53

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/A...

Edited by sebo on Friday 16th January 16:55

[A4_Family_Man]

maix27 said:

sebo said:

The ban on short-selling has been lifted hasn't it? Wonder if that's driving this?

Where'd you hear that? It's been a quiet lifting if it has happened!

Not that quiet, heard on the Beeb myself..

[TWSTEEL]

Soovy said:

Nobody You Know said:

Not being funny here but should I get the little bit of money I have in Barclays out?

If it's less than the guarantee then don't bother.

Gubberment doesn't like them reminaing independent. Gubberement wants to nationalise ALL the banks so they have absolute control. Like the Nazis.

Ve haf vays und meenz ov making you fail

[andygo]

And I had to turn the telly off yesterday after listening to the boring, smug muppet that is the CEO of Barclays telling the interviewer how he would run the economy.

Unbelievable, some of these people.

[maix27]

A4_Family_Man said:

maix27 said:

sebo said:

The ban on short-selling has been lifted hasn't it? Wonder if that's driving this?

Where'd you hear that? It's been a quiet lifting if it has happened!

Not that quiet, heard on the Beeb myself..

I think it's been my lack of news watching, not it's quietness.

I've been slack at keeping up this week.

[Fittster]

At least the taxpayer doesn't have shares in Barclays (yet).

"Banking giant loses over 15% of market cap in final hour of trading following lift on short-selling ban"


So how long before short-selling is banned again?

Edited by Fittster on Friday 16th January 17:16

[Mc Lovin]

Time to buy shares in waffles

[Dupont666]

you sure short selling has anything to do with it.... the figures will always fluctuate, the only thing that banning short selling did was to mean everyone got out of those particular shares they were short selling and thus the stock went into free fall.

It was supposed to be reinstated sometime this month, but i havent heard anything yet on the subject.

If they should ban anything it should be naked short selling...

[CY88]

Dupont666 said:

you sure short selling has anything to do with it....

Yes, but the catalyst was news that large write downs expected in relation to corporate CDOs (of which Barc and RBS do lots)

[anonymous-user]

Mc Lovin said:

Time to buy shares in waffles

I've cornered the market. I'll let you have some at a "special" price if you're interested?