Analysts with Commerzbank say much of the reduced net length was due to profit-taking in copper.
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Like many banks struggling from the impact of the eurozone crisis, Commerzbank has been shedding assets.
The poorest performers have been Commerzbank AG, down 30% and the utility E.
VW, and Commerzbank came under pressure last year from small groups of activist foreign investors.
Despite the very small net-long position for speculators, silver prices are holding up, said Commerzbank.
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In addition, five DAX companies--Commerzbank, Infineon, Metro, Schering and Thyssen-Krupp--already comply with all governance coderecommendations.
For the fourth quarter, CPM Group, Societe Generale and Commerzbank all listed higher average prices.
Analysts at Commerzbank are keeping an eye on the recent gains in precious metals.
Bancassurance does not spread the burden of costs much, says Andrew Goodwin at Commerzbank.
Commerzbank, Germany's second-largest bank, is slashing bonuses for 2012 as a result of "unsatisfactory net profit".
Major banks like HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Commerzbank are dropping their U.S. clients.
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Yet Dresdner thinks it is worth a premium, because it has bigger industrial holdings than Commerzbank.
Commerzbank, meanwhile, is cautious by nature, leaning more towards highly focused co-operation agreements than grandiose transactions.
But even this will need the backing of Allianz and the raiders at Commerzbank's door.
Both Commerzbank and HypoVereinsbank have had more success in building direct banks than Deutsche or Dresdner.
He began work at Commerzbank as Head of Tax, North America, on September 1, 2011.
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Analysts at Commerzbank said the comments by Draghi were supportive across the board for commodities.
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Commerzbank is making money in investment banking, he says, even while losing it in some traditional activities.
Nonetheless another reason for all the takeover talk Commerzbank looks weak, and not just because of its modest size.
European banks were also trading higher, with Commerzbank up 9.4% and Deutsche Bank up 5.7% in Germany.
The logic of a Commerzbank and Dresdner deal would be to build up their retail banking business.
Both Allianz and Commerzbank have decided to keep their business mix focused on what they do best.
And it is known to have talked to Commerzbank, the smallest of the big three German banks.
In particular, it focuses attention on Dresdner Bank, hitherto Germany's second largest, and Commerzbank, which ranked third.
The bonuses had been promised to Dresdner Kleinwort bankers before it was sold to Commerzbank in late 2008.
The sharp gains seen in net-long positioning in copper was reflected in the rise in prices, said Commerzbank.
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Earlier labour-market reforms continue to put pressure on the unemployed to find work, notes Eckart Tuchtfeld of Commerzbank.
The bank has avoided Deutsche-style cannibalism: fewer than 10% of Comdirect's new customers are banking clients of Commerzbank.
Commerzbank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC, and Dresdner Kleinwort Services LLC v.
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Bhar, as well as analysts from Commerzbank, look for further stimulus from China to impact prices at some point.
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