Worries about inflation and interest rates that flared up again triggered a price slide on the German stock market on Friday. After a surprisingly significant price increase in the USA, the leading index Dax collapsed. It closed 1.72 percent lower at 15,209.74 points. On a weekly basis, this results in a minus of 1.76 percent. The MDax for medium-sized companies fell by 0.98 percent to 28,424.81 points on Friday.