German stocks - Factors to watch on February 21

Bertrandt AG

21/02/2018 05:54

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The following are some 
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday: 
     
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE  DB1Gn.DE  
    Q4 press, analyst conferences due. Deutsche Boerse late on 
Tuesday posted a 26 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit, 
and said it expects a 10 percent rise in 2018 profit despite 
missing its 2017 target amid weak markets.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1QA6Q4 
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE   
    Volkswagen wants to introduce a code of conduct for all 
employees as a result of revelations of diesel fume tests 
involving monkeys and humans and is also reviewing all the 
research it funds around the world, Bild newspaper reports. 
Volkswagen declines to comment. 
    Separately, a Virginia state court judge on Tuesday rejected 
a request by the U.S. unit of Volkswagen to delay several of the 
company's trials over excess emissions because of "inflammatory" 
comments made by a lawyer representing car owners that it fears 
will prejudice the jury.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1QA1E7 
    Also, Audi  NSUG.DE  Chief Executive Rupert Stadler has 
rejected suggestions he is about to be ousted and believes he 
has the support of parent Volkswagen, Handelsblatt reports. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1QA6R3 
     
    DEUTSCHE POST  DPWGn.DE   
    German trade union Verdi threatened to raise the pressure on 
the postal and logistics group with warning strikes after wage 
talks failed to reach a breakthrough.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nF9N1PL01E 
     
    HOCHTIEF  HOTG.DE  
    Q4 results due. Net profit seen up 26 percent at 122 million 
euros. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1Q62NI 
     
    MTU AERO ENGINES  MTXGn.DE  
    Q4 results due. Adjusted EBIT seen up 37 percent at 150 
million euros ($185 million). Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1Q64Q6 
     
    SARTORIUS  SATG_p.DE  
    Capital Markets Day due. 
     
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND  02Dn.DE  
    Q4 results due. 
     
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
    BERTRANDT  BDTG.DE  - 2.50 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG  DBANn.DE  - 1.40 eur/shr dividend 
proposed 
             
    EX-DIVIDEND  
    OSRAM  OSRn.DE  - dividend 1.11 eur/shr  
         
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    ZALANDO  ZALG.DE  - RBC raises to "sector perform" from 
"underperform", lifts target price to 46 euros from 41 euros 
             
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -1 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.6 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  -0.1 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.1 pct, Chinese markets closed. 
    Time: 5.54 GMT.  .T   .SS  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German February flash PMI due at 0830 GMT. Manufacturing PMI 
seen at 60.6 points vs 61.1, services PMI at 57.0 vs 57.3, 
composite PMI at 58.5 vs 59.0. 
         
    EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH  WATCH/EU  
    DIARIES  DE/DIA   WEU/EQUITY  
    REUTERS TOP NEWS  TOP/NEWS  
 
 
($1 = 0.8094 euros) 
 
 (Reporting by Emma Thomasson and Maria Sheahan) 
 ((maria.sheahan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1286; Reuters 
Messaging: maria.sheahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS