City trader Tom Hayes found guilty of rigging Libor

Tom Hayes, the former UBS and Citi trader, has been found guilty of rigging LIBOR. He becomes the first UK trader to be convicted in the LIBOR scandal.

LIBOR - or the London interbank offered rate - is the daily measure is meant to show the rate at which banks will lend to each other and is used to set the price of hundreds of trillions of dollars worth of financial products.

Hayes and other traders manipulated the rate to benefit trades they were carrying out.

Hayes, who has mild Aspergers syndrome was nicknamed "The Rainman" and "Tommy Chocolate" by friends, had pleaded not guilty to eight counts of conspiracy to defraud between 2006 and 2010.

More to follow...

NOW WATCH: The 'Uber of helicopters' can get you from Manhattan to JFK for much less than you think

Please enable Javascript to watch this video