Credit Suisse and UBS stocks slide amid takeover deal and bailout talks.
TL;DR
European stock markets opened lower on Monday, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 index down 0.6% and financial services falling 3.3%. Banks were 2.6% lower after UBS agreed to buy Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion, causing Credit Suisse shares to plunge 60% and UBS to fall 9.2%. The combined bank will have $5 trillion of invested assets. The Swiss National Bank said the deal would secure financial stability and protect the Swiss economy.
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