- As of 11:00 AM EDT on Monday, 20 October 2025, stock market trading in BNP Paribas has been HALTED after the bank stock plunged ten percent in today’s trading. BNP Paribas is the second largest Bank in all Europe. Trouble signs with the bank stock hit early in trading over in Europe, with the bank stock dropping about 5% at open, which fell further to 8.67% around 10:00 AM EDT, which has now lead to a ten percent drop triggering a “Circuit Breaker” halt in the Bank’s stock trading.
However, it appears unlikely this is a trigger event similar to the collapse of Bear Stearns in 2008, in that there is a concrete reason for institutions dumping their shares that is not related to the potential insolvency of Europe’s second-largest bank.
- BNP Paribas shares tumbled as much as 10% on Monday, after a U.S. jury found the French bank helped Sudan’s government commit genocide by providing banking services that violated American sanctions, raising questions about whether the lender will be exposed to further legal claims. The federal jury in Manhattan on Friday ordered the French bank to pay a combined $20.5 million to three Sudanese plaintiffs who testified about human rights abuses perpetrated under former President Omar al-Bashir’s rule.
Losing an expensive lawsuit isn’t good, of course, but the need to pay out a few tens of millions is unlikely to serve as an initial domino.