Rising CDSs push Deutsche Bank shares more than 10% lower!

Deutsche Bank shares fell on Friday following a spike in credit default swaps Thursday night, as concerns about the stability of European banks persisted. Deutsche Bank shares are losing more than 10% at the start of this week's final trading session amid general risk aversion at the end of the week, a massive wave of government bond buying and a sharply widening spread on Deutsche Bank's credit default swaps.

The German lenders Frankfurt-listed shares retreated for a third consecutive day and have now lost more than a fifth of their value so far this month.

Deutsche shares, which have lost a fifth of their value this month, are down 5.5 per cent at €8,843 and near a five-month low. Deutsche Bank bonds are also subject to a wave of sell-offs. Dollar Additional Tier-1s fell 1 cent to 74.716 cents on the dollar, lifting the yield to 22.87%. This yield is twice as high as it was just a fortnight ago.

A wave of uncertainty following a wave of bank failures in the US, the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS and growing concerns about the looming spectre of a crisis is driving the credit default swap spread, which is fuelling a dynamic sell-off in Deutsche Bank (DBK.DE) shares.