PARIS: Credit Suisse Group AG shares surged as much as 40% after Switzerland’s central bank stepped in to support the lender, triggering a rally in bank stocks across Europe on easing investor concern that the firm’s troubles would trigger a global banking crisis.
The Euro Stoxx Banks Index climbed 3.5% at 9:09am in Paris after tumbling 8.4% Wednesday, the most since March 2020, on mounting concerns over the health of Credit Suisse. The broader Stoxx 600 Banks Index rallied 3.1%. Credit-default swaps showed easing tension in debt markets.
