Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:21:03 GMT
German shares pair losses amid financial regulator's decison
German shares paired their biggest losses in a week as Bafin, the nation's financial regulator, said he would ask Deutsche Bank AG to stimulate a split, offsetting positive data on investor confidence that improved this month. The DAX index retreated 0.8% to 7,690.64 points. All but two groups in the benchmark index declined. The gauge was also dragged down by