Nochmal, in anderer Form, was ich heute morgen gepostet habe.
(Fuer den letzten JPM-Bullen)


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of J.P. Morgan Chase, the nation's second largest bank, sank more than 5 percent to a 52-week low Friday morning following a report the New York Federal Reserve bank is probing some of its dealing with bankrupt Enron Corp.

CBSMarketWatch.com




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The shares (JPM: news, chart, profile) opened lower and continued to fall, trading recently off $1.44 to $27.68. The Dow component was the most active stock in volume terms on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the biggest percentage decliner.

A J.P. Morgan spokesman told the paper the company would cooperate with any investigation.

The Amex Securities Broker/Dealer Index ($XBD: news, chart, profile) declined 1.3 percent. Enron issues and negative comments from an influential analyst also dented it.

The bank sector, represented by the Philadelphia Bank Index ($BKX: news, chart, profile), fell 0.5 percent.

Individual brokerage stocks declined, with Goldman Sachs (GS: news, chart, profile) falling $1.15, or 1.5 percent, to $78.32, Merrill Lynch (MER: news, chart, profile) fell 51 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $46.20 and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MWD: news, chart, profile) dipped 59 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $47.14.

Among the major banks, Citigroup fell 6 cents to $42.74, and Bank of America (BAC: news, chart, profile) slipped 20 cents to $60.91. Bank One (ONE: news, chart, profile) fell 4 cents to $34.86


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