Frankfurt’s DAX 40 slipped 0.5% to 24,190 points on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty over US-EU trade talks and the kickoff of corporate earnings season. With the August 1 deadline in the transatlantic tariff dispute looming, US President Donald Trump plans to impose 30% import duties if negotiations fail, a move that would likely trigger EU countermeasures. Among individual stocks, Sartorius slumped over 6% after the laboratory and pharmaceutical supplier reported a 6.1% increase in first-half sales and confirmed its full-year 2025 outlook - though the forecast excludes potential tariff impacts. Meanwhile, chipmaker Infineon shed 3% after rival NXP posted disappointing quarterly results.