Shares of PacWest and other regional banks were advancing early on Friday after a week of precipitous drops.
PacWest (ticker: PACW) climbed 19.6% in premarket trading. Western Alliance (WAL) was up 13.9%. First Horizon (FHN) jumped 2.4%.
Other regionals also rose. Comerica (CMA) gained 4.1%, and Zions Bancorp (ZION) went up 9.4%. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking exchange-traded…