India, Feb. 21 -- German stocks are moving in a narrow range in somewhat lackluster trade Friday morning with investors continuing to track earnings updates, and digesting German and Eurozone PMI data.

The focus is also on Germany's upcoming elections on Sunday.

While preliminary data showing improvement in Germany's manufacturing activity in the month of February is aiding sentiment a bit, fears of fresh tariffs by the Trump administration and lingering worries about geopolitical tensions render the mood cautious.

The benchmark DAX was down 16.06 points or 0.07% at 22,324.49 a little while ago.

Mercedes-Benz is down 1.6%. Sartorius, Qiagen, MTU Aero Engines, Deutsche Boerse, Commerzbank, Hannover Rueck, Munich RE, Fresenius and Merck a...