In Frankfurt, industrial gases company Linde and chemical and consumer goods maker Henkel led the DAX lower, falling 2.5% and 2.4% respectively, followed by health care company Fresenius, and software firm SAP, which dropped 1.3% each. The FTSE dropped 0.03%, the DAX lost 0.23%, and the CAC-40 fell 0.07%. The highest contribution to the annual euro area inflation rate during August came from energy, followed by services, food, alcohol and tobacco, and non-energy industrial goods.