The DAX opened sharply lower on Tuesday, sliding 1.2% to 24,851 points as a broad-based sell-off in Asian markets spilled over into European trading.
The German benchmark is testing support around the psychological 25,000-point level, with technology stocks leading the decline amid renewed risk aversion across global equities.
The downturn follows a sustained period of weakness in global markets, with Asian indices tracking losses from Wall Street and European futures signaling further weakness ahead of the open.
The broad-based sell-off reflects growing investor caution as markets digest ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and shifting macroeconomic expectations.
Technology shares have been particularly hard hit, dragging down the DAX and other European peers.
The Swedish market also opened in negative territory, following the lead of broader European weakness.