German stocks - Factors to watch on January 22

Alstria Office REIT AG

22/01/2021 06:05

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 17,862 to 2,106,262, data from the Robert Koch
Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The
reported death toll rose by 859 to 50,642, the tally showed.
    
    SILTRONIC  WAFGn.DE 
    Taiwan's Globalwafers  6488.TWO  on Friday raised its
takeover for Germany's Siltronic  WAFGn.DE  to 140 euros ($170)
per share as it bids to create a leading player in the waver
industry.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2JW19K
    
    BIONTECH  22UAy.DE , PFIZER  PFE.N 
    Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of COVID-19 vaccines
it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government
officials said on Thursday, as frustration over the U.S.
drugmaker's unexpected cut in supplies grows.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JW27L
    
    SIEMENS  SIEGn.DE  
    German engineering group Siemens reported on Thursday
stronger-than-expected preliminary results for its first
quarter, driven by a strong performance of its digital division.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JW2BH
    
    PROSIEBENSAT.1  PSMGn.DE  
    German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 reported
better-than-expected preliminary results for 2020 on Thursday,
helped by a recovery of its advertising business in the fourth
quarter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JW2LR
    
    SALZGITTER  SZGG.DE 
    Salzgitter reported full-year pre-tax loss of 200 million
euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000QSC
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    * ADIDAS  ADSGn.DE : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 255 FROM EUR 250
    * PROSIEBENSAT 1 MEDIA SE PSMGn.DE: JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET
PRICE TO EUR 21 FROM EUR 19.50
    * ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT  AOXG.DE : DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES TO BUY
FROM HOLD
    * ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT  AOXG.DE : DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES TARGET
PRICE TO EUR 19 FROM EUR 18.5
    * HELLOFRESH  HFGG.DE : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 81 FROM EUR 65
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    !RIC {.DJI} is invalid S&P 500 .SPX  unchanged, Nasdaq
 .IXIC  +0.6% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.3%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.6%.  .T 
 .SS 
    Time: 5:56 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    German November flash Markit PMI due at 0830 GMT.
Manufacturing seen at 57.5, services at 45.3, composite at 50.3
    
    
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