India, Feb. 25 -- German stocks are recovering from an early setback Tuesday morning with select counters attracting some strong buying interest. The early weakness was due to data showing a contraction in the nation's GDP, and concerns about the potential impact of the Trump administration's tariff moves and U.S. - China tensions on global economic growth.
Investors are also focusing the political developments in the country as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by Friedrich Merz, looks to form a coalition governement.
The benchmark DAX, which opened at 22,279.01 and dropped to 22,255.57 subsequently, recovered well and was up 19.96 points or 0.09% at 22,441.32 a little while ago.
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