Goldman Sachs' (GS) equities business is on track to generate more than $5 billion in revenue in Q2, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Company executives project that business could even exceed the $5.3 billion it reported in Q1, marking the third straight quarter in which the bank's equities unit posts an industry record, the people said, according to the report.
The business has benefited from a boom in activity in Asia, boosting trading and financing, due to hedge funds' interest in artificial intelligence, the report added, citing the people.
Goldman Sachs did not immediately respond to' request for comment.
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