HSBC Holdings Plc (>> HSBC Holdings plc), Barclays Plc (>> Barclays PLC), BNP Paribas SA (>> BNP PARIBAS) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (>> Goldman Sachs Group Inc) have recently signed agreements to settle the case, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

HSBC has agreed to pay $285 million and Barclays $375 million, the Journal reported.

Bank of America Corp (>> Bank of America Corp) settled its portion of currency rigging lawsuit in April.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (>> JPMorgan Chase & Co.) settled for $99.5 million in January and Switzerland's UBS Group AG (>> UBS Group AG) settled for $135 million in March.

Other defendants include Citigroup Inc (>> Citigroup Inc), Credit Suisse Group AG (>> Credit Suisse Group AG), Deutsche Bank AG (>> Deutsche Bank AG), Morgan Stanley (>> Morgan Stanley) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (>> Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc).

Investors including the city of Philadelphia, hedge funds and public pension funds accused the 12 banks of having conspired since January 2003 in chat rooms, instant messages and emails to manipulate the WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rates.

According to the lawsuit, the banks held an 84 percent global market share in currency trading, and were counterparties in 98 percent of U.S. spot volume.

HSBC and Goldman Sachs declined to comment. Barclays and BNP Paribas could not be immediately reached for comment.

(Reporting by Neha Dimri in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)