FRANKFURT, March 9 (Reuters) - Shares in Aareal Bank fell on Tuesday after traders pointed to speculation about a planned capital increase at the bank.
The company's shares were down 4.4 percent at 1110 GMT, after having fallen as much as 5.6 percent.
Aareal Bank said it would not comment on market talk as a matter of principle.
(Reporting by Anika Lehmann and Patricia Uhlig in Frankfurt) ((christoph.steitz@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1269; Reuters Messaging: christoph.steitz.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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The company's shares were down 4.4 percent at 1110 GMT, after having fallen as much as 5.6 percent.
Aareal Bank said it would not comment on market talk as a matter of principle.
(Reporting by Anika Lehmann and Patricia Uhlig in Frankfurt) ((christoph.steitz@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1269; Reuters Messaging: christoph.steitz.reuters.com@reuters.net)
Keywords: AAREALBANK/
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