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Shares In French Bank BNP Paribas Plummet After US Verdict

BNP Paribas says it will appeal the US verdict against it (Credit: AFP)

Shares in France's biggest bank, BNP Paribas, sank more than seven percent in trading on Monday, following a US court verdict late last week finding it liable for atrocities committed in Sudan.

A New York jury on Friday found the bank helped prop up the regime of former Sudanese ruler Omar al-Bashir, opening the way to compensation demands.

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