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Bank Watch: $1.50 for Citi shares?

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bankwatch.gifThe market slipped Friday as the government increased its stake in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), causing shares to dive to $1.56. The Dow fell 61.09 points to 7,120.99, the S&P 500 dropped 10.47 points to 742.36, and the Nasdaq slid 6.37 points to 1,385.10.

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Citigroup wasn't the only bank feeling the pain. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley's (NYSE:MS) shares are down on reports that the banks could cut dividends. Morgan Stanly's portfolio manager Hassan Elmasry announced he will depart from the firm in   April to launch his own boutique money management firm.

Bank of America Corp.'s (NYSE:BAC) shares sunk. BofA CEO Kenneth Lewis testified at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's offices over the bank's involvement in the $3.6 billion in bonuses Merrill Lynch & Co. employees received just before the merger.

Lastly, Wells Fargo & Co.'s (NYSE:WFC) stock slipped. The board at the bank announced it has suspended its bonus for CEO John Stumpf and other top executives. - Maria Woehr

Troubled Wall Street
Prices at 11:30am EST
Name Price at
open
Price
at 11:30am
Change Mkt cap
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 21.63 22.90 -0.15 85481.12
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 88.63 91.30 -0.85 42160.92
Morgan Stanley 20.31 20.32 -1.01 21833.79
Citigroup Inc. 1.56 1.66 -0.80 9047.17
Fannie Mae 0.47 0.45 -0.04 484.29
Freddie Mac 0.469 0.45 -0.04 291.22
Bank of America Corp. 4.25 4.50 -0.82 28766.47
Wells Fargo & Co. 12.55 13.48 -0.92 57001.94
American International Group Inc. 0.46 0.45 -0.07 1210.47
Fifth Third Bancorp 1.85 2.12 -0.17 1224.06
Capital One Financial Corp. 12.06 12.85 -0.13 5001.22
SunTrust Banks Inc. 11.38 11.80 -1.15 4183.28
U.S. Bancorp 13.44 14.36 -0.55 25201.80
Regions Financial Corp. 3.3 3.88 -0.06 2695.17
KeyCorp 7.45 7.55 -0.44 3737.27
PNC Financial Services 28.34 28.44 -1.30 12598.92
BB&T Corp. 16.34 16.30 -0.74 9115.74
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 21.89 22.37 -0.92 25691.21
State Street Corp. 25.28 26.46 -0.71 11419.02
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