[1/3] The Standard Chartered bank logo is seen at their headquarters in London, Britain, July 26, 2022.
The broader European banking index (.SX7P) fell as much as 2.4% to its lowest in four months by 1017 GMT.
Top fallers on the index were Standard Chartered, down 9%, Swedbank (SWEDa.ST), down 7% and BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), down around 4%.
Concerns about China's economic fragility are also hitting some European banks with major operations in Asia.
Sabadell (SABE.MC) rose around 3.7% after raising its outlook for 2023 net interest income growth on the back of higher interest rates.
Persons:
Peter Nicholls, Chris Hiorns, Banks, Hiorns, Angelo Meda, Meda, Iain Withers, Naomi Rovnick, Joice Alves, Jesus Aguado, Danilo Masoni, Amanda Cooper, John Stonestreet, Toby Chopra
Organizations:
Chartered, REUTERS, BNP, European Central Bank, Traders, SIM, Sabadell, Thomson
Locations:
London, Britain, LONDON, Milan, Asia, Madrid