23 February 2012 Last updated at 12:06 ET

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Dax Index

Last Updated at 23 Feb 2012, 11:36 ET *Chart shows local time

value	change	%
6809.46	- -34.41	- -0.50
Top winner and loser
Deutsche Bank AG
33.34	+ +0.31	+ +0.92
Commerzbank AG
1.93	- -0.14	- -6.57

value	change	%
Dax Mid-Cap Index
10368.62	- -11.54	- -0.11
SDax Performance Index
5091.66	+ +19.45	+ +0.38
TecDax Performance Index
771.55	- -5.97	- -0.77

(Close): Frankfurt's leading share index fell on Thursday, dragged down by big falls in Commerzbank shares.

Shares in Germany's second biggest bank dropped 6.6% after it announced a 55% fall in net profit and said it would beef up its core capital.

The Dax index finished down 34.41 points, or 0.5%, at 6,809.46.

Top riser on the index was Deutsche Bank, which rose 0.9%. Fresenius gained 0.7% after US authorities approved its leukaemia drug.