The German stock market took a break at the end of what had been a positive stock market week so far. The Dax fell in early trading by 0.41 percent to 13,191.96 points. On a weekly basis, however, there is an increase of around 2.4 percent for the leading index. The MDax of medium-sized stock exchange companies lost 0.52 percent on Friday morning to 26,518.15 points. The leading eurozone index, the EuroStoxx 50, fell by around 0.4 percent.