London banking stocks tumble as Silicon Valley Bank shockwaves spread to HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds

A crisis at US start-up lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic today and dragged down shares in London-listed lenders. Shares in Nasdaq-listed SVB plunged over 60 per cent yesterday after the firm announced a $1.75bn share sale on Wednesday in a bid to shore up its balance sheet and plug […]