Citi shares soared 13% and spread optimism to the banking sector on Wall Street

Citi shares soared 13% and spread optimism to the banking sector on Wall Street

And it is that during 2022, this index has been hit, with a drop of 24% and the results of JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley last Thursday momentarily depressed the sector and the market, which closed in the red that day.

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The results of this firm changed the panorama: the bank reflected that due to the rise in rates, it obtained more interest income, which rose 9%, to US$11.96 billion, an amount greater than expected. And overall revenue rose 11% more than expectations.

While Citigroup’s earnings fell, the decline was 27%, better than expected and less than other banks. Although earnings per share were calculated at $1.68, and it came to a solid report with $2.19.

and although Wells Fargo reflected a decline in its second quarter earnings of 48%, similar to that of JPMorgan, the stock also shot up to almost 6.7%when investors began to positively evaluate the increase that was also reflected in interest income, of 16%.

Wall Street’s main indices were also seen benefited from a significant rise in retail sales -after falling in May- and better prospects for rate hikes. While futures markets yesterday reflected an 84% chance that rates would rise 100 bps, that chance has dropped to less than 10%.

The round ended with dow jones with an increase of 2.2%, Meanwhile he S&P 500 accumulated earnings from 1.9% and the nasdaq of 1.8%.

Source: Ambito

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