U.S. Bank Shares Plummet

By REUTERS

Filed at 10:50 a.m. ET

(Reuters) - Shares of U.S. banks fell on Thursday. Highlights:

* Citigroup Inc shares fall as much as 25.5 percent to $4.77

* Bank of America Corp shares fall as much as 10.6 percent to $11.68

* JPMorgan Chase & Co shares fall as much as 18.5 percent to $23.21

* S&P financials index <.GSPF> falls as much as 8.5 percent

* Goldman Sachs Group Inc shares fall as much as 11.1 percent to $49.00

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