German stocks - Factors to watch on Dec. 13

Bertrandt AG

13/12/2018 05:39

BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    ECB RATE DECISION
    The European Central Bank is all but certain to formally end
its lavish bond purchase scheme but will take an increasingly
dim view on growth, raising the odds that its next step in
removing stimulus will be delayed.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YH3NS
    
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE 
    Uncertainty over what would happen to flight bookings in the
event of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal next
year is "very concerning", a senior International Air Transport
Association (IATA) official said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1YH5YU
    
    SIEMENS  SIEGn.DE  
    Canada's state-owned Via Rail picked Siemens over rival
Bombardier  BBDb.TO  for a C$989 million ($741 million) contract
to replace its locomotives fleet operating in the Quebec
City-Windsor Corridor.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YH4JH
    
    BMW  BMWG.DE 
    BMW announced a strategic investment in Claroty, a developer
of cybersecurity software for protecting industrial control
networks.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1YH5I9
    
    FRAPORT  FRAG.DE 
    November traffic figures due at 0600 GMT.
    
    METRO  B4B.DE 
    Annual 2017/2018 report due.
    
    BERTRANDT  BDTG.DE 
    Business report 2017/2018 due
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    PUMA SE  PUMG.DE  - Credit Suisse starts with "neutral"
rating
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.6 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.5 pct, Nasdaq
 .IXIC  +1.0 pct at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.0 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +1.5 pct.
 .T   .SS 
    Time: 5:39 GMT.
    
    ECONOMIC DATA
    * German final November CPI due at 0700 GMT, seen +0.1 pct
m/m, +2.3 pct y/y
    * Ifo institute growth forecast for German economy due
    * ECB rate decision due at 1245 GMT 
    
    EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH  WATCH/EU 
    DIARIES  DE/DIA   WEU/EQUITY 
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