Banking news had the marketplace green Tuesday.
Societe Generale SA was up after its CEO said it could issue another €1.7 billion ($2.17 billion) hybrid bond next year.
UBS fell on news of a decline in its third-quarter profit and also news that 3,000 layoffs were part of the bank's plan to get through a trying fourth quarter.
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc was down after it reported lower-than-expected write-downs on toxic assets, with expectations that there would be more this quarter. Shares of
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. were up after Credit Suisse Group raised its outlook to "overweight."
- Maria Woehr
Troubled International Banks
Prices at 10:30 am EDT |
| Name |
Open |
Price at
11:30am |
Change |
Mkt cap |
| UBS |
16.06 |
16.34 |
0.16 |
46.27B |
| Barclays plc |
176.6 |
184.90 |
13.40 |
15.47B |
| BNP Paribas SA |
56.4 |
57.98 |
2.56 |
51.87B |
Deutsche Bank AG |
42.42 |
44.34 |
4.51 |
24.19B |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc |
0.98 |
0.98 |
-0.16 |
16.27B |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
47.17 |
47.24 |
0.64 |
63.35B |
| HSBC Holdings plc |
777 |
757.25 |
-9.75 |
91.26B |
Lloyds TSB Group plc
|
207 |
209.25 |
11.45 |
12.66B |
| Standard Chartered plc |
1006 |
1025.00 |
21.00 |
14.61B |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank |
57.42 |
57.30 |
0.30 |
46.25B |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. |
6.36 |
6.49 |
0.12 |
71.82B |
Source: The Deal |