The DAX in Frankfurt closed about 0.4% down at 23,733 on Tuesday, reversing yesterday's advance, as traders largely focused on the upcoming ECB's policy decision while awaiting clarity on France’s political situation. Across the Atlantic, investors are awaiting two key inflation reports for further insight into the health of the US economy, after the long-awaited revision of last year’s nonfarm payrolls revealed a sharper-than-expected slowdown in the labor market. Among individual stocks, BMW led the losses, slipping over 4%, followed by Brenntag (-2.6%), Commerzbank (-2.3%), Zalando (-2.2%) and Adidas (-2.2%). On the flip side, top performers included Sartorius (+1.9%), Deutsche Bank (+1.7%), Siemens Energy (+1.6%) and Fresenius Medical Care (+1.3%).