Volkswagen shares fell in Tuesday morning trading after traders highlighted speculation about a placement by major shareholder Qatar.

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VW shares initially dipped 3% by 10.24GMT, underperforming the DJ Stoxx Automotive Index which was down 1.2%, Reuters reported, but recovered to -0.44% by 14:14GMT.


Qatar was not immediately available for comment while Volkswagen declined to comment.

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