Goldman Sachs shares rose 1.4 per cent in pre-market trade in New York after the bank reported Q1 earnings per share of $5.59. The figure beat the Reuters consensus forecast of $4.01.
Here follow the initial flashes from Reuters:
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE OF $5.59
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-AUTO ALERT – GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> Q1 SHR $5.59
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-AUTO ALERT – GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> Q1 REVENUE $12.78 BLN
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> SAYS BOOK VALUE PER COMMON SHARE INCREASED 4% DURING THE QUARTER TO $122.52
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS SAYS FIXED INCOME, CURRENCY AND COMMODITIES (FICC) GENERATED QUARTERLY NET REVENUES OF $7.39 BILLION
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> SAYS TIER 1 CAPITAL RATIO UNDER BASEL I ((5))WAS 15.0% AS OF MARCH 31, 2010
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> QTRLY NET REVENUES IN INVESTMENT BANKING WERE $1.18 BILLION
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> SAYS AS OF MARCH 31, 2010, TOTAL CAPITAL WAS $253.35 BILLION
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> SAYS TIER 1 COMMON RATIO UNDER BASEL I ((6))WAS 12.4% AS OF MARCH 31, 2010
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> Q1 SHR VIEW $4.01 — THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> QTRLY NET REVENUES IN TRADING AND PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS WERE $10.25 BILLION
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC <GS.N> SAYS TOTAL ASSETS ((8))WERE $881 BILLION AS OF MARCH 31, 2010
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS – PERFORMANCE IN Q1 REFLECTS MORE SIGNS OF GROWTH ACROSS THE ECONOMY AND THE STRENGTH OF CLIENT FRANCHISE
12:01 20Apr10 RTRS-GOLDMAN SACHS <GS.N> SAYS ACCRUAL FOR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS EXPENSES WAS 43.0% OF NET REVENUES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2010