German stocks - Factors to watch on April 27

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27/04/2020 05:15

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Monday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS 
    The number of Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases
increased by 1,018 to 155,193 while the death toll rose by 110
to 5,750, data from the Robert Koch Institute shows.
    The Bank of Japan expanded monetary stimulus for the second
straight month to ease corporate funding strains and finance
huge government spending aimed at combating the deepening
economic fallout from the pandemic.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2CF0T9
     Asian shares bounced as the BOJ announced more stimulus
steps, while oil took another spill as the world ran short of
space to store it all.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2CF065
    
    
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE  
    The lender announced Q1 results it said were above market
expectations, but warned it might temporarily miss its capital
requirement target as it extends more credit due to the impact
of the coronavirus pandemic.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CE0NS
    Tens of thousands of customers are asking for a deferral of
their loans due to the coronavirus crisis, Manfred Knof, head of
the private client business, tells the Handelsblatt.
    Deutsche Bank has declined a request by prominent U.S.
senators to provide information about the German lender's recent
business dealings with President Donald Trump and his family,
according to a letter this week seen by Reuters.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CD0I2
    
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE  
    Germany's ruling coalition is divided over whether the state
should have a role in running airline Lufthansa in return for a
rescue package the company aims to finalise, politicians said.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CE0G7
    The carrier expects it will operate 100 fewer aircraft with
10,000 fewer staff after the coronavirus crisis ends, its chief
executive Carsten Spohr told employees.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CC60W
    
    DAIMLER  DAIGn.DE  
    Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler has seen business stabilise in
China after the country ended coronavirus lockdowns, a senior
manager at the German carmaker told a newspaper.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CE060
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    The company will restart production at its Wolfsburg factory
in Germany on Monday, the latest of a fleet of European
carmakers to take advantage of eased coronavirus lockdown rules
to resume manufacturing.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CC7FX
    Also, Volkswagen will extend until at least May 18 a
suspension on operations at its Puebla production plant in
Mexico due to the pandemic, the company said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2CD00N
    
    ADIDAS  ADSGn.DE  
    Q1 results due. Net profit seen at 168 million euros. Poll:
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CC1RL
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE  
    Q1 results due. Net profit seen at 2.2 billion euros. Poll:
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CC6UW
    Additionally, asset manager Deka plans to vote to ratify the
actions of Bayer's management at this year's annual general
meeting, Handelsblatt reported. 
    
    
    AIRBUS  AIRG.DE 
    The planemaker issued a bleak assessment of the impact of
the coronavirus crisis, telling the company's 135,000 employees
to brace for potentially deeper job cuts and warning its
survival is at stake without immediate action.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CE0MT
    
    DEUTSCHE WOHNEN  DWNG.DE  
    The company placed 1 billion euros in corporate bonds.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CC6VA
    
    
    SIXT  SIXG.DE 
    The car rental company reported a pre-tax loss of 5 million
euros for the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic
significantly impacted its business in March.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ4wt2Mba
    
    AMADEUS FIRE  AMDG.DE  
    Q1 results due
    
    BIONTECH  22UAy.F  
    German biotech company BioNTech, which has approval for
human trials of potential coronavirus vaccines, has lately been
contacted by industry players but is not interested in a
takeover, a newspaper reported.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2CD0C1
   
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.1%, S&P 500 .SPX  +1.4%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+1.7% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +2.2%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.7%.  .T 
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    Time: 4:15 GMT
    
    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled
    
    
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