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Western Alliance shares shot up 11% to $35.18, on course to
erase losses recorded over the last two weeks if gains hold.
Deposits growth at the lender exceeded $2 billion as of May 12,
it said after markets closed on Tuesday, while brokerage Bank of
America Global Research resumed coverage of the bank with a
"buy" rating and a $42 price target.
Its business model "was more resilient than perceived", BofA
said.
Western Alliance and other regional lenders have seen their
stock valuations battered by worries around a broader crisis and
funding costs, with consumers moving money into bigger banks
after three mid-sized U.S. lenders collapsed in the last two
months.
PacWest Bancorp was up 10% at $5.04 on Wednesday. The bank's
shares have seesawed in the last few sessions, rallying nearly
18% on Monday only to give back those gains a day later.
Shares of Comerica Inc, Zions Bancorp and KeyCorp were also up
between 1.3% and 3.5%.
Deposit flows at U.S. banks, which investors have been poring
through for signs of distress, climbed to $17.16 trillion in the
week ended May 3, marking the first increase in four weeks,
according to data from the Federal Reserve.
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika
Syamnath)
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