Banco Bilbao (BBVA) Climbs to New High on Failed $19-Billion Sabadell Bid

We recently published Market Downturn? Not for these 10 Stocks; 7 Jump to Record Highs. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (NYSE:BBVA) is one of the best performers on Thursday. Banco Bilbao rallied to a fresh 52-week high on Thursday, as investors cheered its failed $19 billion takeover of Banco Sabadell, having lacked the support of the latter’s shareholders. In intra-day trading, the stock soared to a fresh high of $20 before trimming gains to end the day just up by 6.68 percent at $19.48 apiece. The ...