NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Banks announced increased
dividends and some announced new share buy-back programs on
Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve released results of its
stress test.
* Citigroup (C) will increase its quarterly dividend 12%
to 67 cents and keep its multi-year $30 billion common stock
repurchase program
* Goldman Sachs' (GS) common dividend will rise 11%, to
$5.00 per share from $4.50, beginning next month
* Bank of America (BAC) said it will define its quarterly
dividend after a board meeting next month and is keeping its $40
billion stock repurchase program
* JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) intends to increase its
quarterly dividend to $1.65 per share from $1.50 and announced a
new $50 billion common share repurchase program
* Morgan Stanley (MS) will increase its dividend by 15% to
$1.15 per share, and its board authorized a multi-year $20
billion common equity share repurchase program
(Reporting by Tatiana Bautzer; Editing by Mark Porter)