Germany's DAX Index Slips; BASF Shares Drop After Preliminary Q2 Update
() -- German shares ended Wednesday on a downbeat note, with the blue-chip DAX index closing 0.51% lower, as the market weighed fresh earnings and corporate updates alongside news on tensions in the Middle East. BASF (BAS.F) was one of the index's worst-performing stocks, ending the session 2.93% in the red, after the