Risk-off mood drags Barclays 3.3% lower

A quick look at Friday: during Friday's session, Barclays PLC toiled and struggled for upward momentum before closing at $6.75. By the close, the the British banking colossus suffered a 25 cents or 3.3% loss.

Barclays was not the only decliner in the financials sector; HSBC Holdings went down 4.09%, closed at $34.49. Berkshire Hathaway went down 2.81%, closed at $302. JP Morgan Chase dips 3.78% Friday to close at $130.75.

On a negative trend for around a month. Over the past a month, the British banking colossus has retreated 25.35% from a noteworthy peak of $9.35.