Morgan Stanley Rallies as Bank Avoids Three-Level Downgrade
Morgan Stanley (MS), owner of the world’s largest brokerage, rallied in extended trading as the bank was downgraded two levels by Moody’s Investors Service rather than the three-grade cut that the ratings firm said was possible.
The bank climbed 4.6 percent to $14.60 at 5:24 p.m. in New York.
Moody’s had said it may reduce the rating on the New York- based firm by as many as three levels as part of an industrywide review. Morgan Stanley can manage through any potential cut, Chief Executive Officer James Gorman said June 12 at an investor conference in New York.
Donald Jones, a Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. analyst, said in a June 19 note that the most likely outcome expected by bond investors was a three-grade rating cut.
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Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman
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James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley.
James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg
June 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sheila Dharmarajan reports that Morgan Stanley is up in the after-market due to the news on Moody's downgrade being less severe than predicted. She reports on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)
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