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Monday, November 28, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: IRE +15%. ING +12%. AEG +11%. PEIX +11%. POZN +11%. DB +10%. MT +9%. BCS +9%. GNW +9%. MPEL +9%. YOKU +9%. ANR +8%. LYG +8%. RBS +8%. NOK +8%. UBS +7%. FRO +7%. AKS +7%. MTL +7%. STD +7%. FCX +7%. DRYS +6%. ERIC +6%. MS +6%. LNG +6%. RIO +6%. AMRN +6%. BHP +6%. PHG +6%. S +6%. HAL +6%. ALU +6%. X +6%.
Losers: no losers of note, except leveraged short ETFs: TVIX -13%. EDZ -12%. ERY -10%. SRTY -10%. TZA -10%. FAZ -10%. SPXU -8%. BGZ -8%. SQQQ -7%. ZSL -7%. VXX -7%. SCO -6%. SKF -6%. SDS -5%. QID -5%. DXD -4%. RWM -3%. SH -3%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Monday, November 28, 2011, 8:44 AM Shares in banks from both sides of the pond are having a fine time of it, apparently boosted by the latest (doomed?) attempts to stem the eurozone debt crisis. BAC +4.6%, C +5%, GS +3.3%, MS +5.6%, JPM +4%, DB +10.4%, UBS +7%, BCS +8.6%, RBS +7.5%, HBC +5.5%, LYG +7.9%. STOXX Europe 600 Banks index +5%. Comment! [Financials, Top Stories, On the Move]
Monday, November 28, 2011, 8:21 AM RBS (RBS +8%) is examining final bids for its aircraft leasing business, which could fetch up to $8B, Reuters reports. Those in the running for RBS Aviation Capital are China Development Bank, Wells Fargo (WFC), Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG) and a Macquarie-led consortium (MQBKY.PK). Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Friday, November 25, 2011, 12:29 PM Britain's FTSE finishes 0.7% higher after nine straight days of losses as bargain hunters stepped in. Banking shares were among the top gainers: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS +7.6%), Lloyds Banking (LYG +5.9%), Barclays (BCS +3.9%). 1 Comment [Global & FX, Financials]
Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:38 AM In spite of the bad news from Italy, major U.K. banks are rallying strongly today, perhaps bolstered by Lloyd's (LYG +6.7%) deal on Thursday to sell $1.75B in distressed loan assets. RBS +9.3%. BCS +5.4%. Their American counterparts aren't doing too badly either. GS +2.1%. MS +2.8%. BAC +2.4%. C +2.6%. WFC +1.9%. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 3:47 PM U.K. PM Cameron will veto bonuses RBS is set to pay its bankers at Christmastime, instead proposing a scheme to get the bank and other major lenders to get loans into the hands of small businesses. RBS remains 80% owned by the government and has had BofA-like performance, -50% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX, Financials]
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: YONG +13%. SODA +13%. KITD +10%. CTEL +5%. PANL +5%.
Losers: ROVI -25%. MFB -21%. STEC -18%. HDY -15%. ING -13%. ADBE -10%. RBS -9%. FIO -9%. ALU -8%. HBC -8%. DB -8%. NCT -8%. BCS -8%. VE -8%. MT -8%. LYG -7%. GM -7%. STP -7%. BZH -7%. ERIC -7%. RDN -6%. TRGT -6%. RL -6%. UBS -6%. RCL -6%. G -5%. ASML -5%. FTE -5%. GRPN -5%. SI -5%. ARMH -5%. SI -5%. MS -5%. NBG -5%. TOT -5%. NOK -5%. RCH -5%. AKS -4%. TEF -4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 1:52 PM Citigroup (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), BNP Paribas (BNPQY.PK), Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HSBC (HBC) may face capital surcharges of 2.5 percentage points above earlier minimum levels, according to a provisional list prepared by Basel regulators. Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BCS) and Deutsche Bank (DB) may face surcharges of up to two points. Comment! [Financials, Global & FX]
Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:20 PM Ticking time bombs: European banks are sitting on heaps of exotic mortgage products and other risky assets that predate the financial crisis, in addition to all that eurozone sovereign debt. RBS is exposed to nearly €80B worth of risky mortgage assets, eight times more than its sovereign debt burden. Also: HBC, €54B; DB, €51B; ING, €36B. 3 Comments [Global & FX, Financials]
Friday, November 4, 2011, 3:57 PM The FSB releases its list of 29 systemically important financial institutions (SIFI) following the G-20 meeting. These firms will face higher regulatory scrutiny and capital requirements. The usual suspects made the list, including Dexia, already under the blanket of a state rescue. The stock performance of this group in 2011 leaves a bit to be desired. Comment! [Global & FX, Financials]
Friday, November 4, 2011, 4:16 AM Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS): Q3 operating profit, excluding accounting gains from debt valuation adjustments, £267M ($428M) vs. £726M a year earlier and forecasts of £343M. Investment-banking revenue -29% Q/Q to £1.1B. Tier 1 capital ratio 11.3%. Sold £2.5B of Italian bonds in Q3, leaving it with £294M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 4:32 AM EU bank shares regain some of their dignity after yesterday's steep losses, with the STOXX Europe 600 Banks index +2%, Societe Generale (SCGLY.PK) +5.7%, Credit Agricole (CRARY.PK) +4.8%, BNP Paribas (BNPQY.PK) +5.3%, Deutsche Bank (DB) +2.1%, UniCredit (UNCIF.PK) +5.5%, Barclays (BCS) +2.2%, and RBS (RBS) +1.9%. Comment! [Global & FX, On the Move, Financials]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: RDN +9%. LEAP +9%. VRUS +6%.
Losers: EXEL -38%. ING -16%. SIFY -14%. IRE -13%. NXPI -13%. CTIC -12%. CS -11%. BCS -11%. DB -11%. BHI -9%. FRO -9%. NBG -9%. ALU -9%. RBS -8%. PCX -8%. STD -8%. MT -8%. LYG -8%. C -7%. X -7%. SOHU -7%. SD -7%. NOK -7%. MS -7%. ANR -7%. YOKU -7%. STP -7%. UBS -7%. DANG -6%. RCL -6%. AKS -6%. FCX -6%. CLF -6%. CCL -6%. SI -6%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 4:38 AM EU banks are taking a pounding following the Greek referendum news, with the STOXX Europe 600 Banks index -5.1%, Societe Generale (SCGLY.PK) -13.6%, Credit Agricole (CRARY.PK) -10.85%, BNP Paribas (BNPQY.PK) -9.4%, Deutsche Bank (DB) -7.9%, UniCredit (UNCIF.PK) -8.1%, Barclays (BCS) -5.5%, and RBS (RBS) -4.9%. Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories, On the Move, Financials]
Monday, October 31, 2011, 9:20 AM Premarket gainers: MNTA +17%. PCRX +7%. NBR +5%. HRBN +4%. CP +4%.
Losers: HMC -8%. DB -7%. MTW -6%. DANG -5%. ING -5%. RBS -5%. FRO -5%. RIO -4%. BHP -4%. TTM -4%. FBR -4%. DRYS -4%. LYG -4%. TCL -4%. UBS -4%. AEG -4%. PCX -3%. NBG -3%. MS -3%. STO -3%. FCX -3%. YGE -3%. RENN -3%. X -3%. YHOO -3%. ASML -3%. BAC -3%. NTT -3%. VALE -3%. ALU -3%. C -3%. GCB -3%. MGM -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, October 28, 2011, 9:05 AM Premarket gainers: CLWR +10%. AMD +10%. GT +10%. CX +8%. BIDU +7%. BRCD +5%. CLF +4%. TEX +4%. LVS +4%. TTM +3%. NMR +3%. AEZS +3%. JASO +3%. MRK +3%.
Losers: MF -27%. WHR -11%. CSTR -8%. ING -7%. RBS -7%. MT -5%. OAS -4%. FRO -4%. ERTS -4%. BCS -4%. Comment! [On the Move]

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