In Frankfurt, utitlies companies and banks pushed the DAX into negative territory, as E.ON and RWE fell 2.9% and 1%, respectively, while Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank were off 2.1% and 2%, respectively. The FTSE fell 0.53%, the DAX dropped 0.43%, and the CAC-40 closed lower 1.19%. In economic news, the U.K.'s Consumer Prices Index ( CPI ) increased 0.6% in the year to August, and unchanged from July, according to the Office for National Statistics.