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Deutsche Bank’s commercial arm recorded a shocking share price drop of 31 per cent as it hurtled to its lowest in five years.

CEO John Cryan openly admitted at the analysts’ half-year figures conference that customer concern had attributed to the drop as they are having doubts about the “financial strength” of Deutsche Bank - something he said was unfounded.

However, investors fear some customers will hold back even more over concerns of the bank’s weak capitalisation which would intensify problems for Germany’s largest institution.

In the second quarter of this year, trading bond revenue, as well as currencies and commodities, hurtled downwards by 19 per cent.

US competitors in contrast recorded an increase of 22 per cent on average.