Barclays Plc set aside 500 million pounds ($800 million) in the third quarter to cover potential fines for rigging currency markets, taking the shine off a rise in reported profits. The British bank on Thursday joined other big rivals in signalling that a settlement over alleged manipulation of the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is near with regulators in both the United Kingdom and the United States. "These are ongoing discussions with certain regulatory agencies and it's our best estimate of what we feel is the provision required as a consequence. The discussions are fluid and they are continuing," Barclays Finance Director Tushar Morzaria told reporters, declining to comment further. Barclays is one of six banks in talks with UK regulators to pay about 1.5 billion pounds in a group settlement, sources have said. They said a deal could come in mid-November and U.S. regulators were also working on a group payment. JPMorgan, UBS and Deutsche Bank each set aside
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