Morgan Stanley Leading Financials (MS, GS, BAC, JPM, C)

Wall Street broker Morgan Stanley is leading the financial space in early trading on Friday. The stock has risen 2.44% to $28.99. MS competitor Goldman Sachs GS has added 1.37% and is currently trading at $173.89. The money center banks are also performing well, but lagging the gains in GS and MS. J.P. Morgan JPM reported better than expected earnings this morning and the stock has climbed 1.73% to $45.23. Citi C is up a little more than 1% at $5.09 and Bank of America BAC is up 0.95% to $14.91.