Why Bank of America (BAC) stock is up today: dividend, yields and the next data hits
Bank of America shares rose 1.5% to $55.29 Wednesday, with about 33.5 million shares traded. The S&P 500 ETF fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq-focused QQQ dropped 2%, while bank stocks outperformed. The Treasury said it will hold note and bond auction sizes steady, steepening the yield curve. ISM services data held at 53.8 in January, but its prices-paid index jumped to 66.6.