Between BofA, Citi, JPMorgan, and all the other big banks, announced buybacks amounting to dozens of billion have sent US equity futures spiking after hours.

  • Bank of America Authorizes $5b Buyback; Boosts Div to 7.5c-Share
  • Citigroup Plans $8.6b Buyback; Lifts Qtr Div to 16c From 5c
  • JPMorgan Chase Plans $10.6b Buyback, Maintains qtr Div at 48c/shr
  • Morgan Stanley Sets Buyback of Up to $3.5b, Boosts Div. to 20c
  • Goldman Sachs plans buybacks of stock, boosts quarterly dividend
  • American Express Plans $3.3b Buyback, Div. Boost to 32c-Share
  • Huntington Bancshares to Boost Qtr Div. to 8c From 7c/Shr
  • SunTrust to Lift Dividend 8% Starting 3Q, Sets $960m Repurchase
  • U.S. Bancorp to Buy Back $2.6b of Shares, Boosts Div. by 9.8%
  • Zions Bancorp Plans to Boost Dividend, Buyback
  • Ally Financial announces inaugural dividend of 8c/share, buyback of up to $700m of stock
  • M&T Bank Plans Max. $1.15b Buyback; Dividend Raised By Up to 5c
  • PNC Plans Share Buybacks Up to $2b, Raise Qtr Div. to 55c/shr
  • BNY Mellon Plans $2.7b Buyback, Boosts Dividend
  • Northern Trust to Buy Back $275m; Boosts Dividend to 38c Vs 36c
  • State Street to Buy Up to $1.4b; Boosts Dividend to 38c Vs 34c
  • Bank of New York plans to buy back $2.14b in shares, boost dividend by 12%
  • Citizens Finl Group Plans Quarterly Div. 12c/Share, Est. 12c
  • BNY Mellon Plans $2.7b Buyback, Boosts Dividend by ~12% to 19c from 17c
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Plan Includes Common Dividends of $120m
  • KeyCorp Plans to Evaluate Qtr Div. Boost to 9.5c/Shr, Est. 8.5c
  • Discover Financial to Buy Back Up to $1.95b of Stock, Boost Div. to 30s/shr from 28c.

 

Futures are up across the board to frontrung the bank buybacks, no matter what exposure to financials they have:

 

As The S&P spikes:

 

Some context:

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