Trading temporarily HALTED in dozens of banks after shares fell by up to 75% when market opened at 9.30am - moments after Biden said 'US banking is sa

Western Alliance Bancorp's stock price dropped by three quarters, First Republic Bank dived 67% and PacWest Bancorp plunged more than 35%


Trading was temporarily halted in dozens of regional banks this morning as shares fell by up to 75 percent when the market opened after Joe Biden claimed 'US banking is safe.'

Major US banks were also hit as contagion fears spread through the sector with Wells Fargo plummeting 7.5 percent, Bank of America falling 7.4 percent, Citigroup plunging 5.8 percent and JP Morgan down 2.7 percent. ---More...

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