India, Feb. 18 -- German stocks are drifting lower Tuesday morning after opening marginally up, as investors continue to monitory the developments on the geopolitical front.
The focus is on U.S. - Russia talks on Ukraine, and the European leaders' views on the developments in Ukraine and discussions about the deployment of troops to Ukraine and raising defense spending.
A lack of significant progress in the European leaders' discussions has rendered the mood quite subdued.
The benchmark DAX, which advanced to 22,864.12 in early trades, was down 57.97 points or 0.25% at 22739.74 a little while ago.
Adidas, Sartorius, Zalando, BASF, Puma, Bayer, BMW, Vonovia, Infineon, Fresenius and Brenntag are down 1 to 2%.
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