Bank of America could exceed 15% market revenue growth in Q2

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NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC.N), may exceed the ​initial forecast of 15% ‌growth in revenue for its markets business in the second ​quarter, fueled by ​the equities business, Co-President Jim ⁠DeMare said on Tuesday.

"While ​credit spreads and the like ​have remained firm, a lot more of the activity and revenues ​have been coming from ​the equity business," he said at ‌a ⁠Morgan Stanley U.S. financial services conference.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said last ​month that ​the ⁠bank expects trading revenue to jump 15% in ​the second quarter ​from ⁠a year ago when the market was hit by ⁠the ​volatility from higher ​U.S. tariffs.

Reporting by Saeed Azhar and Prakhar ​Srivastava; Editing by Mark Porter

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