Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp are down 30% on a report from the FT that they're exploring a sale, citing two people. (update -45%).
The report has also weighed on wider sentiment and sent the S&P 500 to session lows, down 37 points, or 0.9%.
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Update: Western Alliance says the report of deal talks is 'absolutely false'.
