Updates
** Community bank GBank Financial GBFH.O commences trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market after uplisting
** Stock opened at $37.63 on Nasdaq; last trading at $40.80
** GBFH had closed at $41.50 on Tuesday on over-the-counter (OTC) markets
** Las Vegas, Nevada-based GBFH has traded on OTC since 2021
** Nasdaq uplisting will provide GBFH shareholders with liquidity and also likely to result in a Russell index inclusion for the bank
** GBFH began operations in 2007 as "Bank of George" when it opened its Las Vegas bank locations
** Late Tuesday, GBFH reported Q1 profit of $4.5 million, compared with $3.7 million a year earlier
** One analyst covering the stock rates it "strong buy" with $45 PT - data compiled by LSEG
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))