Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) share price touches 52-week high today

The Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX: BOQ) share price touched its 52-week high of $8.10 earlier today, before pulling back to $8.06 at the time of writing.

What’s been moving the BOQ share price

There has been no specific news from the bank in 2021, but the ASX market has seen positive sentiment towards banking shares in this year’s trading so far. All Big Four banks have seen share price gains in the first weeks of 2021.

The BOQ share price has gained 4% so far since the start of 2021.

As comparison, the shares of its regional rival Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN) are up by 3% in 2021. However, the Bendigo share price of $9.74 is still a long way from its 52-week high of $10.63.

The BOQ share price has actually been…