Pedestrians carry umbrellas past an Banco Espirito Santo SA branch in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Shares in one of Portugal's leading financial institutions, Banco Espirito Santo, were suspended from trading on Thursday after dropping another 17 percent for a total decline in value of 32 percent this week, Dow Jones reported.
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Portugal's main stock index dropped on the news, and Dow Jones said the bank's troubles have led to cancelled bond sales and stock market declines across the European continent.
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