Citigroup Inc (C) $4.13 +8.40%
Citi (C) is up 8.4 percent and the best gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average midday Friday. The Citi June 5 call is the day’s most actively traded options contract, with more than 103K contracts traded. (Citi May 4, May 5, and June 4 puts round out the top four most actively traded contracts Friday.) Shares rallied and investors flocked to Citi call options after government stress test results indicated the bank needs $5.5 billion in capital, which it will obtain by expanding its previously disclosed public exchange offers.
Category: All Stocks, Banks, Large Cap Stocks
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