Bank of America and Citigroup were among banks that moved higher yesterday after CNBC said the biggest lenders are more likely to face a 2 to 2.5 percentage- point surcharge on capital requirements rather than 3 percentage points.

Shares of Bank of America, which dropped as much as 2.3 percent earlier yesterday, gained 1.4 percent to close at $10.80. Citigroup, which had fallen 2.5 percent, advanced 0.4 percent to $37.92.

International central bankers have decided banks need to hold more capital to avoid future taxpayer-funded bailouts.

A proposed surcharge, previously reported to be 3 percent, may be lowered amid resistance from European nations, especially France, CNBC said without saying where it got the information. The amount may be set at a meeting in two weeks.

There’s a “good chance” that regulators will agree on a 3 percent buffer for the largest systemically important financial institutions, or SIFIs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said Thursday.