German shares fell on Monday as commodity prices retreated and a survey showed German business morale weakened slightly in April.
The Ifo Business Climate indicator stood at 106.6 in April, down from 106.7 in the previous month and missing a consensus forecast of 107.
The benchmark DAX was down 122 points or 1.18 percent at 10,250 in midday trading after losing 0.6 percent on Friday.
Merck KGaA fell over 1 percent after publishing the results of a pivotal Chinese Phase III study for Erbitux.
Plastics and chemicals company Covestro dropped 1.5 percent, reversing early gains after reporting a 22 percent rise in adjusted core earnings for the first quarter.
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