Dexia Bank - Shares Halted Amid Massive Decline (LINKS)

Oct 6, 2011 at 11:55 AM
DailyBail in Euro Crisis, Europe, banks, banks, dexia, euro crisis, euro currency, europe

Dexia is one of Europe's most troubled banks.  The first domino is falling.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of French-Belgian bank Dexia were halted pending a news release, according to NYSE Euronext. Shares in Brussels fell more than 17% before they were halted. Earlier, Dexia said it has entered into negotiations with a group of investors to sell off its Luxembourg unit. Before shares were halted, Bloomberg News reported that Dexia planned to break itself up to protect its Belgian depositors and its municipal-lending business in France. The Wall Street Journal cited local news reports that the Belgian government was moving to nationalize the bank's domestic unit.

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