European markets set for mixed open after UBS buys troubled rival Credit Suisse

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European markets are heading for a flat to mixed open on Monday, with regional markets lacking direction at the start of the new trading week.

for $3.2 billion. Swiss regulators played a key role in facilitating the deal in an effort to quell a contagion threatening the banking sector.

Credit Suisse saw its shares tumble last week after its largest investor, the Saudi National Bank, declined to provide additional funding. Despite subsequent measures from Credit Suisse and Swiss regulators to calm investors' fearsshares plunged 25.5% by the end of the week. Under the deal, Credit Suisse shareholders will receive one UBS share for every 22.48 Credit Suisse shares. The combined bank will have $5 trillion of invested assets, according to UBS.CNBC Pro: From Tesla to under-the-radar battery stocks: Wall Street has a playbook for the EV boom

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