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Boeing shares plunge over downgrade due to 737 Max production delays

US aircraft manufacturer Boeings shares tumbled more than four percent on Monday after Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) downgraded the stock. The bank said that troubles with Boeings 737 MAX 8 jets are worse than expected.

BofA cut its rating on the Dow component from buy to neutral and lowered its price objective to $420 from $480. It said that now the bank estimates delays with the plane will last six to nine months, longer than the three- to six-month delay originally forecast.

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The two recent crashes of the 737 Max forced Boeing to cut production of its most popular passenger jet. The companys shares have fallen nearly nine percent in the past month but were still up 21.5 percent year to date.

In March, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plunged shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 nosedived into the sea last October, killing all 189 passengers and crew. Investigators noted “clear similarities” between the two accidents.

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Sorry for lives lost: Boeing admits faulty system part of chain of events in 737 MAX crashes

Boeing lost billions of dollars in market value in the days after the Ethiopia crash as regulators grounded all MAX 8s across the globe.

Last week, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said “its apparent” that the 737 MAX 8s MCAS maneuvering system contributed to the two fatal air accidents.

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