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Barclays sees revenue gains at investment banking unit

Despite posting a group-wide first-quarter net loss of £337m, the UK bank says its investment banking division revenue edges 3% higher

UK bank Barclays on Thursday reported a net loss of £337m for the first quarter of 2012, hit by additional provisions on payment protection insurance and an accounting loss related to its own debt.

Barclays said total revenue fell 25% to £5.52bn from £7.34bn a year earlier. In the year-ago period, the group recorded a net profit of £1.24bn.

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