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Bank stocks were mixed Friday but ended up outperforming the broader market for the day and week.
A modest rally in the morning did not last, however. "Nobody has any gusto for a long position," said Peter McCorry a senior trader at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc.
The American Banker index of 225 banks fell 0.2% for the day, as did the Nasdaq bank index, and the Standard & Poor's 500 fell 0.6%.
Several consumer lenders were down, hurt by data showing only a modest improvement in consumer spending in March. Some smaller regional banks also fell.
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Source: HighBeam Research, In Brief: Webster and Riggs End the Week Strong.(Riggs National Corp;...