Germany’s DAX closed below 26,000 on Tuesday after climbing past that mark earlier in the session, leaving the German stock benchmark down 0.45% for the day.
Deutsche Börse put the closing level at 25,864.62. The index had reached 26,037.28 earlier Tuesday.
The close remained above the 25,645.04 finish recorded on Oct. 21, when the index rose 1.35%.


