Citigroup Shares Surge 4% on Q1 Beat
<p><a href='https://financialmodelingprep.com/financial-summary/C'>Citigroup (NYSE:C)</a> shares gained more than 4% on Friday after the company reported its Q1 results, with EPS of $2.19 (boosted by the $953 million impact from the sale of the India consumer business) coming in significantly above the Street estimate of $1.70. Revenue was $21.4 billion, beating the Street estimate of $20.05 billion.</p>
<p>While investment banking and equity sales & trading revenues dropped 25% year-over-year, the FICC sales & trading revenue came in better than the analysts’ estimates.</p>
<p>CEO Jane Fraser informed investors that the bank is getting ready for a mild economic downturn later this year, which could worsen in case of a more serious credit crisis.</p>

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