British bank Barclays posted a rise in full-year pre-tax profit that came in just ahead of analyst expectations, while also launching a £1 billion share buyback.

Goup statutory RoTE was 7.5% with profit before tax of GBP 1.7bn, reflecting seasonal performance, including the impact of the UK bank levy.

Barclays also launched an up to 1 billion-pound share buyback and declared a total dividend of 8.4 pence. Its common equity tier 1 ratio-a measure of balance sheet strength-stood at 13.6% at the end ...

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Barclays said it met its performance targets for 2024, including a return on tangible equity of 10.5% in line with guidance for greater than 10%. Return on equity is a key measure of profitability.

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