Greek Markets Reopen To Chaos

On Monday morning, Athens' stock exchange reopened after being shut down for five weeks. In an effort to keep the nation's financial system from crashing, Greek policy makers enacted capital controls which included the closure of share markets earlier this summer. However as predicted, Greece's market opening left investors with heavy losses.

Prices Tumble

The Athens Stock Exchange General Index was down 19.25 percent at 9:25 GMT, the time of this writing. Upon opening, the market lost almost 23 percent. While all of Greece's industries were hard hit, banking stocks took on the heaviest losses with the National Bank of Greece NBG and Alpha Bank both falling by around 30 percent.

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Banks Hurting

Banks in Greece have been struggling as the nation's lawmakers work to secure new funding. After weeks of uncertainty, most are expecting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to request nearly €10 billion euros in the coming weeks in order to recapitalize the nation's floundering banks.

Trust Broken

While Greece has tentatively agreed to a bailout program with its EU creditors, many are worried that the months of negotiations preceding the deal have weakened trust between eurozone nations and set the stage for future budget battles.

Greece's money problems are far from over, and its eurozone creditors are still divided on how to help shore up the nation's financial system. Many worry that the desperately needed funding for banks will be hard for Tsipras to come by, thus leading to further uncertainty among investors.