Financial stocks led the S&P 500 higher today as excess reserves and capital are likely to keep supporting share buybacks.
Financial stocks led the S&P 500 higher today as excess reserves and capital are likely to keep supporting share buybacks, offsetting concerns about regulatory scrutiny from the Biden administration. The S&P 500 Financials Index is up 2.5%, compared with a 1.7% gain for the broader S&P 500.
Since the beginning of December, companies in the S&P 500 Financial Sector have announced buyback programs worth more than $57 billion, compared with just $5.4 billion in the same period a year earlier. Just this week, Synchrony Financial and Capital One have said they’re planning $1.6 billion and $7.5 billion worth of buybacks, respectively.
Morgan Stanley reported a 51% increase in 4Q profits, posting gains in trading as well as mergers and acquisitions
Financial Services Companies’ Buyback Programs Earnings results for some of the banks are also boosting the shares. Here are some examples:
* Morgan Stanley reported a 51% increase in 4Q profits, posting
gains in trading as well as mergers and acquisitions
* Goldman Sachs’ results over the same time framer came in more
than double the numbers from a year-earlier, with annual revenue
soaring to an 11-year high
* JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank, reported a 42% jump last
quarter and said total allowances for credit losses fell by
nearly $3 billion from the previous quarter. The firm also
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