Following a weak start to the week, Dax investors continue to stay on the sidelines. The German benchmark index fell by 0.1 percent to 24,588 points at Tuesday's opening. On the previous day, the market barometer had eased by around half a percent. 'Without clear guardrails, the market environment remains difficult to navigate,' noted Timo Emden of Emden Research. 'Between the noise of crises, monetary policy question marks, and AI euphoria as a structural growth driver, investors currently lack a reliable navigational signal.'

Infineon was among the strongest performers on the Dax. Shares of the chipmaker jumped as much as 3.7 percent, continuing their recovery. On Wall Street and in Asia, investors also returned to chip stocks following the recent sell-off. In contrast, K+S shares dropped more than five percent at the open after the fertilizer and salt group announced a convertible bond issue.

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