barclays will ge coming out with trading update on 07.05.2009 It is expected to report profits higher than market expectations.

A good Buy Medium to Long term

i sold them on monday was not expecting the good news for a couple of weeks .but still hold a lot of barc only sold 25 percent .

If you just told us which stock you have traded and at what price you would get more respect from posters here. We are not interested in boosting your ego or knowing your wealth (alleged). Just my opinion.

sold barc at 328p sold mrw at 287p .bought lloys at 68.08p avge

harry is that better

and hope tobuy back mrw and barc next week .lloy results friday 7am

why have barc not put out rns .

Nothing to report ?

so winning the court case and now not under a 6b cloud is nothing .

1500 div today .what are the other divs going to be any one

Next dividend payment is 18/March @2.5p

there's one div on lloyds....

260p on the cards again, maybe.

Massive earthquake or seaquake in Japan guys !....

Part of the broker note from Merrill Lynch:
"Barclays remains the top pick
The investment case for the UK banks has converged somewhat. Investors now need to assess which banks have a more credible route back to a >15% return. In this Bankwatch we complement the usual trend analysis with a close look at RoE, as well as trends from the FY10 results. In our view, a >15% RoNAV is easier than the market expects at Barclays; with strong credit quality and little balance sheet restructuring required, we think this offers the most compelling investment case. Whilst the ICB may recommend a more rigid corporate structure, we think the government unlikely to impose subsidiaries structures unilaterally of the G20. If it did, we believe this could be the straw that broke the camels back and banks like HSBC, StanChart and Barclays might look to exit the UK. With Barclays shares falling post a better set of results we reiterate BUY with a 500p PO. On a risk/reward basis, we think Lloyds is the next most compelling: with expectations rebased, the new CEO is unlikely to disappoint at the June strategy day. Equally, with expectations lowered at HSBC, its shares look very attractive if management can give more comfort on costs at the May investor day.

Barclays is among a group of investors weighing a rival bid for a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities that has already drawn a $15.7bn offer from AIG, people familiar with the matter said. The securities are owned by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and housed within Maiden Lane II, one of the special-purpose vehicles created as part of the insurers $180bn rescue during the financial crisis, the FT reports.


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just added 8273 at time 10.03 at 285.15p

can any one tell me the next ex div date please.

can any one tell me the next ex div date please.

Barclays seems to distribute dividends quarterly. It seems mid May then followed by Mid August. The actual date is not known but ususally follows around 13 days after the results are announced.

thanks. I dont post very much .