Moody's Investors Service plans to announce a massive downgrade of Spanish banks ratings later Monday, probably after the close of the U.S. stock market at 2100 GMT, Spanish newspaper Expansion reports Monday, citing banking sector sources.

Most of the sector is expected to drop into junk rating, with only the largest banks like Banco Santander SA (SAN.MC), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA.MC) and CaixaBank SA (CABK.MC) avoiding that fate, the newspaper adds.

Moody's already donwgraded Spain's financial sector May 17, Expansion says.

Newspaper Web site: http://www.expansion.com/2012/06/25/empresas/banca/1340618900.html

Write to Madrid Bureau at djmadrid@dowjones.com

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