Financials, Futures Move Lower Following News BofA Has Suspended 2014 Capital Plan

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Bank of America
BAC
shares fell more than 4 percent to $15.28 Monday morning following news from the company the Board will be
suspending the previously announced capital actions and resubmit the 2014 capital plan
. BofA claims the downward revision to the previously disclosed regulatory capital amounts and rations are due to an incorrect adjustment related to the treatments of certain structured notes assumed in the Merrill Lynch acquisition back in 2009. Upon BofA's announcement at 8:33AM EDT, US futures fell noticeably. The S&P 500 e-mini clipped around 3 points to hit a pre-market low under 1,863. The Select Sector Financial ETF
XLF
jumped $0.06 initially on the news, reaching $21.96 before promptly erasing any gains to settle around $21.86. As for the other major financial players, Goldman Sachs
GS
, JP Morgan
JPM
, and Wells Fargo
WFC
all saw an initial bid response, only to follow the XLF lower. Citigroup
C
promptly shaved about 0.5 percent. Regional banks like like First Niagara
FNFG
and M&T Bank
MTB
saw no response.
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