Adobe Inc. (ADBE) shares rose about 4.6% on Tuesday even after Bank of America reinstated coverage of the software company with an Underperform rating. The brokerage argued that generative artificial intelligence is weakening Adobe's competitive position despite the stock trading near the lower end of its historical valuation range.
Bank of America has underperformed the sector so far this year. Investors may still like banking as a theme, rotating into some of the weaker-performing names.
Big banks have reportedly been looking to acquire a payments processing network from Fiserv, and the financial technology firm's stock is getting a boost Tuesday on the news.
U.S. banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America have in recent months held preliminary discussions about a deal to acquire a network owned by the financial-technology company Fiserv , the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.