In the Asian session, the German Benchmark Index traded below 18,500 levels.
European equities fell for the second consecutive day, hitting a three-week low, as accelerating inflation in Germany drove up bond yields and led traders to reduce expectations of central bank easing.
Despite this, European stocks are still on track to end the month with gains, buoyed by a better-than-expected earnings season and anticipation that the European Central Bank might start cutting interest rates as early as next month.
