Deutsche Bank swings to full year profit after weak fourth quarter

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank returned to profit in 2018, its first in four years, despite a loss in the fourth quarter, it said on Friday.

The fourth-quarter net loss of 409 million euros ($467.73 million) at Germany's flagship lender was greater than the 268 million euros expected on average by analysts, according to a consensus report on the bank's website.

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(Reporting by Tom Sims and Patricia Uhlig; editing by Thomas Seythal)