Regional banks decline early

Regional banks decline early

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of regional banks traded lower Monday after Huntington Bancshares Inc. said it plans to offer 0 million in equity and 0 million in debt to pay back the funds it received in the financial bail-out. Huntington, Regions Financial Corp. , Fifth Third Bancorp , Zions Bancorp , Marshall & Ilsley Corp. and KeyCorp were all down more than 2% at the open. The ...

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Regional stocks up on US data

COLOMBO, Dec 17 â€" Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged up today in thin volume, helped by better economic news from the United States, but concerns about the global economy still left most of the indexes down on the week. Indonesia, the region’s best performer with a 41.3 per cent rise this year, lost 4.4 per cent this week. Vietnam, the ...

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