German stocks - Factors to watch on May 25

Bertrandt AG

25/05/2016 06:13

FRANKFURT, May 25 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday: 
     
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE  
    Bayer late on Tuesday repeated that its $122 per share 
all-cash proposal provided "full and certain value" for Monsanto 
 MON.N  shareholders, after Monsanto turned down its $62 billion 
acquisition bid, and said it looked forward to constructive 
talks with Monsanto.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N18L0X7 
    Separately, Moody's placed Bayer on review for a downgrade 
and cautioned the proposed deal would give rise to "significant 
execution, reputational and integration risks".  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nMDY2CVdY1   
     
    BERTRANDT  BDTG.DE   
    Half-year results showed revenues rise by 7.4 percent to 
484.8 million euros, while H1 operating profit was down 3.6 
percent.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN18L0KP 
     
    CAPITAL STAGE  HWAG.DE  
    The company again confirmed its 2016 guidance after first 
quarter results were in line with its expectations.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ3Sy8Fpa 
     
    VOSSLOH  VOSG.DE  
    Vossloh announced plans for a capital increase to raise 
126.8 million euros to strengthen financial stability and 
provide for growth, with major shareholder Heinz Hermann Thiele 
committed to exercising his subscription rights fully. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0002CD 
         
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
    DEUTSCHE TELEKOM  DTEGn.DE  - 0.55 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    AAREAL BANK  ARLG.DE  - 1.65 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    AIXTRON  AIXGn.DE  - no dividend proposed 
    CAPITAL STAGE  HWAG.DE  - 0.18 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    VOSSLOH  VOSG.DE  - no dividend proposed 
     
    EX-DIVIDEND  
    JUNGHEINRICH  JUNG_p.DE  - dividend 1.19 eur/shr 
    PFEIFFER VACUUM  PV.DE  - dividend 3.20 eur/shr 
         
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.2 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +1.4 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  +2.0 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.7 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.2 pct. 
    Time: 5.06 GMT.  .T   .SS  
         
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German GfK consumer sentiment for June due at 0600 GMT. Seen 
flat at 9.7. 
    Ifo index due at 1000 CET. Business climate seen at 106.8 vs 
106.6, current conditions flat at 113.2, expectations at 100.8 
vs 100.4. 
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    EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH  WATCH/EU  
    DIARIES  DE/DIA   WEU/EQUITY  
    REUTERS TOP NEWS  TOP/NEWS  
 
 (Reporting by Jonathan Gould and Tina Bellon) 
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Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS