: Bank stocks fall again in fourth straight day of losses

Bank stocks are down on Thursday for the fourth straight day amid talk of higher interest rates and increased capital requirements by regulators to strengthen the banking system. Eighty-eight out of 89 components of the SPDR S&P Bank ETF KBE are down, while the overall index is lower by 2.4%. One-hundred thirty-eight out of 139 components of the SPDR S&P Regional Banking Index KRE are down while the overall index is lower by 2.7%. Finally 66 out of 72 components of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF XLF are moving lower, while the overall index is down by 0.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM stock is down 1.5% and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS is moving lower by 1.1%. The two banks are components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, which is down by about 0.1%. Bank of America BAC is off by 1.2%.

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