German stocks moved in tight range Friday morning with investors digesting the nation's retail sales and import prices data and looking ahead to consumer price inflation report and unemployment data, due later in the day.
Activity is mostly stock specific and traders appear to be preferring to take some profits following recent gains.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.