The sharp drop in the market value of Deutsche Bank AG could mean an exit from a major European index, jeopardizing its inclusion in the giant funds that track that benchmark.

Deutsche Bank’s market capitalization has fallen to a level that would see it removed from the Euro Stoxx 50, taking the lender out of the orbit of exchange-traded-funds with €42.5 billion ($49.17 billion) in assets that follow this index.

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