Moody's downgraded the credit of 10 small regional banks by one notch apiece, while 17 other banks were either given negative outlook or had their rating put under review.
In a note, Moody's cited many of the concerns around interest rate risk that led to the collapse of several regional banks earlier this year.
Among the banks that were downgraded on Tuesday, shares of M&T Bank and Webster Financial fell more than 3% each.
Shares of PNC Financial and Citizens Financial Group , which were given negative outlooks by Moody's, fell about 4%.
That puts the fund on track for its worst day since May 4, when the fund fell nearly 5.5%.
Persons:
Moody's
Organizations:
T Bank, Webster Financial, PNC Financial, Citizens Financial Group, Regional Banking