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Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained

Published . Updated .

Covered by 2 outlets: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Key takeaways

  • Exposed: XLF, KRE, EEM, BAC, JPM
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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This report is about banks and emerging markets.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-3.1% 30d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-4.7% 30d

    SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“serbia”).

  • BAC Bank of America-11.5% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase+0.2% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • WFC Wells Fargo+3.3% 30d

    Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • C Citigroup-7.1% 30d

    Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLF-2.88%-1.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
KRE-1.58%-1.17%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EEM+2.27%+2.65%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BAC+2.23%+3.18%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JPM-1.44%+0.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
WFC-3.77%-1.28%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
C-0.37%+2.14%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) since “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier+3.18%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier+2.23%final price
Citigroup (C)three days earlier+2.14%final price
Citigroup (C)five days earlier-0.37%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)three days earlier+2.65%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)five days earlier+2.27%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier+0.85%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier-1.44%final price
Spdr Series Trust (KRE)three days earlier-1.17%final price
Spdr Series Trust (KRE)five days earlier-1.58%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)three days earlier-1.28%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)five days earlier-3.77%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)three days earlier-1.05%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)five days earlier-2.88%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

Companies tied to this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained.” Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    In “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    For “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“serbia”)

  • BAC Bank Of America

    In “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    In “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    For “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    For “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained,” Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

How “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained” reaches Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

On 3 Nov 2026, “Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained” is the story that connects Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) to this story.

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is on the page because Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

The price range for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF), and the dates in the story

EEM traded between 65.24 and 69.22 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 65.76. KRE traded between 67.80 and 71.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.61. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

What the saved facts support for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

54 out of 100

“Owner of Alta Bank in Serbia detained” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 7 linked companies.