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International Bank Watch: Betting on the banks

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International markets were up with banks leading the stocks. Japan's Nikkei index closed 6% higher Tuesday at 9114.6, and the FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 2% to 952.44 points.

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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
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