The week ended March 10, following the liquidation of Silvergate Capital Corp. and failure of Silicon Valley Bank, was the third-worst trading week for U.S. bank stocks since the global financial crisis.

The S&P U.S. BMI Banks index closed March 10 at 139.04, down 11.6% for the week, marking the index's 13th-worst week ever, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Weeks from the crisis era still dominate the list, with the week ended March 6, 2009, topping the chart with a 23.3% decline. The weeks ended March 20, 2020, and Feb. 20, 2009, round out the top three with 18.1% and 17.9% drops, respectively.

Share prices for U.S. banks with a market cap over $5 billion dropped the most during the week ended March 10, declining 11.7%. The drop for banks with a market cap under $250 million was less steep, at 5.3% — though all U.S. bank segments fell more than the S&P 500, which declined 4.5% on the week.

Banks with exposure to venture capital or cryptocurrency deposits took the biggest hit: Silvergate Capital Corp., which announced its voluntary liquidation March 8, finished the week down 56.3%, while PacWest Bancorp closed March 10 down 55.3%. Signature Bank finished March 10 down 38.4% before failing two days later. In the week leading up to its stock trading halt on March 10, SVB Financial's stock was down 62.7%.

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Despite price drops across the banking sector, eight banks recorded modest increases in their share prices, with Philadelphia, Miss.-based Citizens Holding Co. recording the largest increase at 2.0%.