Barclays plc (BCS) Higher After $8.9B Capital Raise

Barclays plc (NYSE: BCS) is higher after the UK bank announced plans to sell 4.5 billion pounds ($8.9 billion) of equity to shore up its capital base after major write-downs.

The company will issue 1.58 billion new shares to investors in Qatar, Singapore, China and Japan.

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