On Thursday, Germany's DAX saw a slight decline, trading just below the 24,000 level following a short-lived recovery the day before. This came as investors evaluated a new batch of mixed corporate earnings. Commerzbank stood out as one of the major decliners, dropping 2% after the German bank disclosed an unanticipated 7.9% decrease in its year-on-year net profit. Conversely, Zalando led the index, climbing by almost 7%, as the online retailer presented impressive third-quarter results.