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UBS: OTILLÅTNA TRADINGAFFÄRER GER FÖRLUST CA 2 MDR USD

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STOCKHOLM (Direkt) UBS har upptäck en förlust inom sin investmentbank i storleksordningen 2 miljarder dollar. Bakom förlusten ligger otillåtna transaktioner av en handlare.

Det framgår av ett pressmeddelande.

“Ärendet undersöks fortfarande men uppskattningen för närvarande är att tradingförlusten ligger i storleksordningen 2 miljarder dollar. Det är möjligt att detta kan leda till att UBS redovisar en förlust för det tredje kvartalet 2011. Inga kundpositioner påverkades”, skriver banken.

UBS tappade runt 9 procent i öppningshandeln på börsen i
Zürich på torsdagen efter att den schweiziska banken tillkännagivit entradingförlust på 2 miljarder dollar i det tredje kvartalet, på grund av otillåtna tradingaffärer.

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