ABN AMRO shares fall as Dutch state plans to cut stake
ABN AMRO shares fell in early trading after it became known that the Dutch state plans to cut its stake in the bank from 20.7% to 10.5%.
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The Dutch state plans to reduce its holding in ABN AMRO from 20.7% to 10.5% by selling certificates representing shares, according to an ANP report published by Nieuws.nl [1]. The sale has not been completed, and the report gives no date for finishing it.
ABN AMRO shares fell more than 1% in early trading in Amsterdam on Wednesday, 7 October, after the plan became known. Shortly after the market opened, the AEX index was down 0.3% at 1,125.01 points, while the MidKap was down 0.6% at 1,069.50 points [1]. These were early-session figures, not closing prices.
The bank was nationalised during the 2008 financial crisis and returned to the stock exchange in 2015. The state has reduced its holding in stages since then [1].
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