German stocks were fluctuating on Friday as the recent bout of yuan weakness raised fears of a full-blown currency war between the United States and China.
The benchmark DAX was marginally higher in choppy trade after losing 0.6 percent the previous day.
BMW dropped half a percent and Volkswagen shed 1 percent as U.S. officials work towards slapping tariffs on foreign cars and vehicle parts.
Suedzucker tumbled 3 percent. The company's CEO Wolfgang Heer said the situation in the sugar market would normalize after a transition phase.
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