EMC deal gives Commerzbank glimmer of hope

Sale offers relief from share price dip.

Commerzbank’s deal with Société Générale to sell its equity markets and commodities business (EMC) marks an important step in its strategic plan after a tough few months for the bank’s shares. The German lender lost more than a third of its value between February and early July, when it announced the EMC deal; by the end of July it had risen about 3%.

The talk in Frankfurt is still whether or not this pillar of Germany’s financial world – its second biggest bank – can maintain a place in the blue-chip DAX index of the top 30 German stocks.

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