Credit Suisse Shares Plunge 60% And European Bank Stocks Slide After UBS Rescue

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Oil prices and global shares fell after UBS unveiled plans to buy its struggling Swiss rival Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion over the weekend.

European banks bank stocks slid Monday, reinvigorating concerns about the financial system as already-turbulent markets respond to Swiss banking giant UBS purchasing stricken rival Credit Suisse in an emergency deal brokered after the failure of two U.S. banks.Credit Suisse shares slid more than 60% at the start of trading on Monday morning in Zurich, continuing a poorUBS shares also dropped more than 9% in early trading.

Other leading European banks, including BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Santander and Deutsche Bank were also down between 3% and 6% on Monday morning. They lead a broader market dip in Europe, with key indexes also down, including London’s FTSE 100 , Germany’s Dax , France's CAC and Spain’s Ibex .level since December 2021, with Brent crude, a major international benchmark, falling 2.5%, continuing a recent downwards trend and approaching $70 a barrel.its beleaguered Swiss rival Credit Suisse on Sunday. The $3.

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