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Would A Spanish Bank Downgrade Be Priced In?

With a fear of a potential run on Spanish bank Bankia, its stock has dropped over 14% today. Now, with Moody's set to downgrade several Spanish banks at 9:00pm in Spain, some banks may fall even further.

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Moody’s cut the debt rating of Spain to A3 from A1 on Feb. 13, citing Europe’s debt crisis and downgraded 26 Italian banks on May 14. Standard & Poor’s, another ratings company, cut its credit ratings for 11 Spanish banks, including Banco Santander SA (SAN) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA), the two biggest, on April 30.

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Here are seven Spanish banks and the percentage difference from the stock's high of the year compared to its current price.

  • Santander Central Hispano -   -3.3%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA - -38%
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  • Ahorro Madrid - -5.5%
  • Banco Popular Espanol - -48.3%
  • Banc Sabadell - -41.1%
  • Banco Santander - -29.8%
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  • Bankia - -61.7%
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