German stocks - Factors to watch on February 3

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03/02/2022 05:38

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 236,120 new infections and 164 more deaths.
    
    Germany's expert panel on vaccine use (STIKO) is preparing
to recommend a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose, the committee's
head, Thomas Mertens, told media group Funke on
Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UD1Z8
   
    INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG  IFXGn.DE        
    First quarter result due.
    
    SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG  SHLG.DE 
    First quarter results due.
    
    HEIDELBERGCEMENT  HEIG.DE 
    The group can match or even exceed last year's growth in
2022, and will likely unveil more ambitious CO2 reduction
targets at a capital markets day in May, its chief executive
told Reuters.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UD4E6
    
    SIEMENS GAMESA  SGREN.MC 
    The group replaces its CEO.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UD643
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    The group expects to have EV production capacity of 1 mln in
China by 2023, according to Nikkei.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2UD16O
    
    HENKEL  HNKG_p.DE  
    The group said the new Consumer Brands division is a strong
basis for acquisitions beyond Beauty Care & Laundry & Home Care
segments, according to Boerse Online.
    
    SARTORIUS  SATG.DE  
    The group said it is open to acquisitions, particularly to
bring in new tech. Post-pandemic extra demand will fallaway 
again in medium-term, according to Boerse Online.
    
    STELLANTIS  STLA.MI  
    Opel plans on hiring several hundred temporary workers to
help deliver its new Astra model, a spokesperson told German
paper Wirtschaftswoche on Thursday, in part to compensate for
workers off sick with COVID-19 amid the spread of the Omicron
variant.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UD25C   
    
    COMPUGROUP MEDICAL SE & CO KGAA  COP1n.DE 
    Full year results due.
   
    ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE  ADAG.DE 
    The group will enter the SDAX.

    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    SCHALTBAU HOLDING AG  SLTG.MU  - no dividend proposed    
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    EUTSCHE BANK AG  DBKGn.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR
12 FROM EUR 11.2
    HENKEL AG & CO KGAA  HNKG_p.DE : CREDIT SUISSE INITIATES
COVERAGE WITH NEUTRAL RATING AND EUR 80 TARGET PRICE
    BEIERSDORF AG BEIG.DE: CREDIT SUISSE INITIATES COVERAGE WITH
OUTPERFORM RATING AND EUR 105 TARGET PRICE
    DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG LHAG.DE: CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET
PRICE TO EUR 4.53 FROM EUR 3.91    
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    S&P 500 .SPX  +0.9%, Nasdaq  .IXIC  +0.5% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -1.1%, Chinese markets closed.  .T   .SS 
    Time: 5:38 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    German January Markit Final due at 0855 GMT. Composite seen
at 54.3, Services seen at 52.2    
    
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