Why Bank of America and Citigroup Are Trading Higher Today

Shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) were trading nearly 4% higher in the final hour of trading Thursday as the broader market rallied from what has been a difficult few weeks.

Like a lot of the market, bank stocks got hit hard on the news about China Evergrande Group (OTC: EGRN.F), and on fears over what the property developer's situation could mean for the Chinese real estate market, which has gotten quite frothy.

The news sent longer-term Treasury yields lower, and bank profits are closely tied to those yields. For that reason, bank stocks have struggled in recent days. However, a recent Bloomberg article revealed that the major U.S. banks do not have any direct lending exposure to Evergrande.

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