Citigroup shares fall for a second session in a row on Thursday, part of the group’s private banking unit to be relocated in Madrid

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Citigroup Inc (C) has furthered its plans to relocate part of its private banking unit from London to Madrid in 2018, as Britain prepares to part ways with the European Union.

Citigroup shares closed lower for a second consecutive trading session on Thursday. It has also been the steepest daily loss since July 11th. The stock went down 0.56% ($0.38) to $67.60, after touching an intraday low at $67.36, or a price level not seen since July 24th ($65.91). In the week ended on July 23rd the shares of the financial group lost 1.08% of their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a second consecutive period of decline. The stock has pared its advance to 1.08% so far during the current month, following a 10.47% surge in June. The latter has been a second consecutive monthly gain and also the steepest one since November 2016. For the entire past year, the shares of the NYSE-listed financial holding company gained 14.84%.

“There is an advanced plan to move part of the private banking unit to Madrid during 2018”, the source said, cited by Reuters. These comments confirmed an earlier report on the matter by the Spanish newspaper El Pais.

According to the newspaper, fewer than 50 Citigroup employees might be relocated.

At the same time, the source reportedly claimed that the number might be lower.

Several financial institutions are considering the establishment of subsidiaries outside the UK, in order for their trading operations within the European Union to continue without being disrupted too much, after Britain part ways with the bloc in March 2019.

According to CNN Money, the 27 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Citigroup Inc’s stock price, have a median target of $71.00, with a high estimate of $81.00 and a low estimate of $50.00. The median estimate is a 5.03% surge compared to the closing price of $67.60 on July 27th.

The same media also reported that 13 out of 29 surveyed investment analysts had rated Citigroup Inc’s stock as “Buy”, while 10 – as “Hold”. On the other hand, 2 analysts had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, today’s levels of importance for the Citigroup stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $67.72
R2 – $67.85
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $67.97
R4 (Long Breakout) – $68.35
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $68.78
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $68.96

S1 – $67.48
S2 – $67.35
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $67.23
S4 (Short Breakout) – $66.85
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $66.42
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $66.24

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Citigroup Inc (C) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $66.42
R1 – $66.94
R2 – $67.89
R3 – $68.41
R4 – $68.94

S1 – $65.47
S2 – $64.95
S3 – $64.00
S4 – $63.06