Financial Sector Active Runners: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

At least two dozen bank employees have been fired, suspended or put on leave by banks from Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) to Barclays Plc amid probes into global currency markets. No firms or traders have been accused of wrongdoing. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was -1.97% in last session and finished the day at $46.23. Traded volume was 27.17million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 30.42million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.00. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) insider ownership is 0.10%.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) has announced to acquire 11 branches in the parts of central and eastern Michigan. The bank has announced the signing of an agreement that talks about Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) purchasing 11 branches in Michigan. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) dropped -4.56 percent to $9.42 Thursday on volume of 23.30million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $9.39 to $9.89. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) has a market capitalization of $7.84billion.

The chief executive officers of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are all shown as scheduled to attend a Putin-hosted event next month, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, according to a list dated April 4. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), dealings connected to Russia are being escalated higher within the compliance department, requiring more stringent sign-offs than before, two people said, declining to be identified discussing internal procedures. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)’s stock on Apr 10, 2014 reported a decrease of -3.16% to the closing price of $57.40. Its fifty two weeks range is $46.05 -$61.48. The total market capitalization recorded $217.36billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 29.98million shares. In its share capital, JPM has 3.79billion outstanding shares.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) and Deutsche Bank are subjecting Russian business to similar scrutiny, with the U.S. bank setting up an informal group to examine deals, people familiar with their operations said. On Thursday, shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) dropped -3.01% to close the day at $16.12. Company return on investment (ROI) is 7.20% and its monthly performance is recorded as -6.71%. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) quarterly revenue growth is -4.16%.