Barclays Leads U.K. Lenders Higher on ‘Bank-Friendly’ BOE Ratio

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Barclays Plc led banks higher in London trading, soaring the most in more than 18 months, after the Bank of England set a minimum regulatory ratio at a lower-than-expected level and gave firms until 2019 to comply.

Britain’s biggest banks will face a basic leverage ratio of