Bank Stocks 3/10/09 March 10, 2009 - Citi

Today, 3/10/09, the bank stocks are higher as Citigroup's ( C ) CEO Vikram Pandit has come out and says that Citi is profitable through February. Citigroup Inc. has been operating at a profit through the first two months of the year, according to a letter that the bank's chief executive sent to employees. This news is stunning and is the type of news, if true, could really turn the stock market around quickly.

Banking Stock Update - March 10, 2009

Citigroup ( C ) - $1.17 Up 11.43% - In the letter sent Monday, CEO Vikram Pandit said Citi had an operating profit of $8.3 billion before taxes and special items through February. Pandit said the first-quarter performance so far has been the bank's best since the last time it recorded net income for a full quarter -- that was in the July-September period in 2007.

Barclays ( BCS ) - $3.92 Up 17.72% - Barclays upgraded to outperform at Credit Suisse

Financial Bull 3X ( FAS ) - $3.17 Up 17.41% - FAS up on the Citi news, FAZ tanking

Bank of America ( BAC ) - $4.22 Up 12.53% - BAC up on the Citigroup news

Wells Fargo ( WFC ) - $10.98 Up 11.12%
General Electric ( GE ) - $7.78 Up 4.99%

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