LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Shares in Barclays fell as much as 22 percent early on Wednesday to their lowest level since 1985 as investors fretted about the continuing woes in the troubled banking sector.
At 0821 GMT, Barclays was down 15 percent and Lloyds Banking Group down 7.8 percent, while recent hammered Royal Bank of Scotland was up 2.9 percent.
The chairman of the British parliament's Treasury Committee urged the government to nationalise RBS and Lloyds as the global financial crisis deepens.
Within the sector, HSBC and Standard Chartered , however, rose 1.2 and 1.5 percent, respectively.
(Reporting by Dominic Lau) Keywords: BARCLAYS SHARES/ (dominic.lau@reuters.com; +44 20 7542 5440; Reuters Messaging: dominic.lau.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
At 0821 GMT, Barclays was down 15 percent and Lloyds Banking Group down 7.8 percent, while recent hammered Royal Bank of Scotland was up 2.9 percent.
The chairman of the British parliament's Treasury Committee urged the government to nationalise RBS and Lloyds as the global financial crisis deepens.
Within the sector, HSBC and Standard Chartered , however, rose 1.2 and 1.5 percent, respectively.
(Reporting by Dominic Lau) Keywords: BARCLAYS SHARES/ (dominic.lau@reuters.com; +44 20 7542 5440; Reuters Messaging: dominic.lau.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.