Share prices were lower in early trading on the Frankfurt big board Thursday, with the DAX down 0.13 per cent to 4577 points, reported dpa. The mid-range MDAX listing edged down 0.02 per cent to 6326 and the TecDAX tech shares index was off 0.06 per cent to 547. Meanwhile, the euro was steady at 1.2085 dollars in early trading Thursday in Frankfurt. That made the greenback equivalent to 82.71 euro cents. On Wednesday the European Central Bank (ECB) pegged the single European currency at 1.2054 dollars.