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JPMorgan leads finance names higher; MetLife preferreds climb; PS Business Parks rises
By James McCandless
San Antonio, Oct. 12 – Following the equity market, the preferred space strengthened on Friday after a week of sell-offs.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s recent issue of 5.75% series DD non-cumulative preferred stock ended higher on Friday, leading trading volume.
The preferreds (NYSE: JPMPrD) were up 9 cents to close at $24.99 on volume of about 585,000 shares.
Elsewhere in the financial sector, improvements were seen in Bank of America Corp.’s 5.875% series HH non-cumulative preferred stock and Barclays plc’s 8.125% series 5 non-cumulative callable dollar preference shares.
Bank of America’s 5.875% preferreds (NYSE: BACPrK) were up 11 cents to close at $25.09 with about 418,000 shares trading. Barclays’ 8.125% dollar preference shares (NYSE: BCSPrD) were up 4 cents to close at $25.80 on volume of about 265,000 shares.
In the insurance space, MetLife, Inc.’s 5.625% series E non-cumulative preferred stock was seen gaining.
The preferreds (NYSE: METPrE) were up 8 cents to close at $24.33 with about 145,000 shares trading.
PS Business Parks, Inc.’s 6% series U cumulative preferred stock jumped up in the real estate sector.
The preferreds (NYSE: PSBPrU) were up 13 cents to close at $23.68 on volume of about 109,000 shares, far surpassing its average volume of about 9,000 shares.
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