Barclays shares rise 5.51% and outperform the market

11 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6

The stock closed at £4.43 on Wednesday as the FTSE 100 gained 2.15% to 10,438.66 in a broadly positive London trading session.
Despite the jump, Barclays remains 20.11% below its 52-week high of £5.54 reached on 2 March.
Trading volume was 61.8 million shares, below the 50-day average of 69.8 million, indicating the rally came on lighter-than-usual turnover.

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