Moments after DB slumped on a headline that contrary to yesterday's Reuters report that the German government is holding "discreet talks" with DB, a headline hit that "there are no talks taking place with the DoJ, a German government official said"...

... a new report out of Handelsblatt announced that German companies are ready and willing to offer a "capital injection" in the low, single-digit billion euro range, according to Handelsblatt sources. More from HB:

The chief executives of several German blue-chip DAX-listed companies have discussed the state of Deutsche Bank and are even prepared to offer a capital injection if needed to rescue Germany's largest bank from a potentially crippling penalty in the United States, according to information obtained by Handelsblatt.