SVB’s problems were sparked by customer withdrawals that led the company to liquidate securities positions whose values had plummeted due to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.
The hardest-hit banks included First Republic Bank which slumped 14.8 percent, and Comerica, which slipped five per cent. Fifth Third Bancorp was down 4.2 per cent.
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