A wave of unrest over political uncertainty in budget-deficit-ridden France is sweeping the Paris stock exchange. The big banks in the eurozone’s second-largest economy are taking a serious hit.
BusinessThe decline on the Stockholm Stock Exchange was limited by the close, when it ended down 0.1 percent.
BusinessThe Nobel Foundation is breaking with the French bank BNP Paribas, which was recently sentenced to pay large damages due to involvement in genocide in Sudan, reports Svenska Dagbladet.
BusinessLiljevalchs art gallery in Stockholm is ending its collaboration with the French bank BNP Paribas. The bank has been sentenced to pay a large compensation due to involvement in genocide in Sudan, writes Dagens ETC.
EntertainmentYields on French government bonds continue to rise and the Paris stock exchange falls amid concerns over the outcome of the French election, which begins in just over two weeks. The euro also continues to fall against the dollar.
BusinessThe Stockholm Stock Exchange fell across the board with industrial companies and banks declining. The broad OMXS-index dropped 0.7 per cent. The Paris Stock Exchange fell amid concerns over the new election called in the wake of the EU parliamentary election.
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