SHARES in the newly-formed investment giant Standard Life Aberdeen rose again yesterday, boosted by an upgrade by Barclays Capital.

Analysts lifted its rating on SLA to “overweight” from “underweight”, the day after trading in the company began. The upgrade sent shares up nearly three per cent in early trading, before easing back to close up 0.87 per cent at 227.7p. Shares in SLA, formed by the £11 billion merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, rose three per cent on Monday.