German shares declined on Tuesday despite positive data from the US. Concerns over the global economic instability continued to weight down on German stocks. German DAX Index lost 0.59% to trade at 6,941.62 at GMT 12:00. Eight out of nine industries retreated. Utilities managed to climb. RWE slid by 1.18% while E.ON added 0.93%.The biggest losers were telecommunications and technology companies. Deutsche Telekom and SAP dropped by 1.01% and 0.63%. Financials were mixed. Commerzbank climbed by 0.76% while Deutsche Bank declined by 0.44%.