Investors sold off bank stocks Friday after President Trump renewed fears of a trade war with China. Among the hardest hit: regional banks.
Without big trading businesses that help Wall Street firms profit off of market volatility, regional banks could be more exposed to any economic fallout of the trade dispute. The KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking index was down about 2.4%, compared with a 1.9% fall in the KBW Bank index. Fifth Third Bancorp, Citizens Financial and Truist Financial saw some of the steepest declines.
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