NEW YORK -- Shares of some top financial companies were down at the close of trading:
Goldman Sachs (GS Quote) fell $7.89 or 10.6%, to $66.79. Merrill Lynch (MER Quote) fell $1.55 or 10.4%, to $13.35. Morgan Stanley (MS Quote) fell $2.14 or 15.2%, to $11.94. Bank of America (BAC Quote) fell $1.69 or 9.0%, to $17.00. CIT Group (CIT Quote) fell $.60 or 15.2%, to $3.36. Citigroup (C Quote) fell $1.16 or 10.7%, to $9.64. JPMorgan Chase (JPM Quote) fell $1.78 or 4.9%, to $34.57.



