Bank of America on Pace for Highest Close Since September 2018 -- Data Talk

Bank of America Corp (BAC) is currently at $31.04, up $0.70 or 2.29%

-- Would be highest close since Sept. 20, 2018, when it closed at $31.19

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Sept. 10, 2019, when it rose 2.51%

-- Earlier Monday, UBS raised its price target for Bank of America to $34.00/share from $33.00/share, Benzinga reported

-- Bank of America said its Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform will expands its offer of zero-dollar online trading, offering unlimited commission-free stock, exchange-traded fund and options trading. About 87% of trades on the platform were already commission-free through benefits offered to members of the company's Preferred Rewards program, the company said in a statement

-- Currently up nine consecutive days; up 12.36% over this period

-- Longest winning streak since Nov. 8, 2018, when it rose for nine straight trading days

-- Best nine day stretch since the nine days ending Jan. 25, 2019, when it rose 13.64%

-- Up 6.43% month-to-date

-- Up 25.99% year-to-date; on pace for best year since 2017, when it rose 33.57%

-- Down 43.45% from its all-time closing high of $54.90 on Nov. 20, 2006

-- Up 13.39% from 52 weeks ago (Oct. 22, 2018), when it closed at $27.38

-- Would be a new 52-week closing high

-- Up 36.58% from its 52-week closing low of $22.73 on Dec. 24, 2018

-- Traded as high as $31.06; highest intraday level since Aug. 1, 2019, when it hit $31.06

-- Up 2.34% at today's intraday high

-- Second most active stock in the S&P 500 today

All data as of 11:43:41 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 21, 2019 12:07 ET (16:07 GMT)

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