German stocks - Factors to watch on January 8

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08/01/2020 05:24

BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    IRAN
    Iran launched missile attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in
retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander
whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle
East.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N29D006
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    Volkswagen said that Luca de Meo has stepped down from his
role as head of its Spanish Seat brand just as rival Renault
 RENA.PA  intensifies efforts to find a new chief
executive. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N29C4DZ
    
    DEUTSCHE TELEKOM  DTEGn.DE 
    T-Mobile US  TMUS.O  said it gained 1 million net new
postpaid subscribers in the fourth quarter, unchanged from last
year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N29C0PH
    
    FRESENIUS  FREG.DE  
    The healthcare company said it placed bonds with a volume of
750 million euros with a maturity of eight years and an annual
coupon of 0.75%.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN29C0B3
    
    INSURANCE
    Reinsurer Munich Re is due to publish a report on 2019
natural disasters.
    
    AIRLINES  LHAG.DE 
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would ban
U.S. carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran,
the Gulf of Oman and the waters between Iran and Saudi Arabia
after Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
    
    DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP  DEQGn.DE 
    The shopping mall operator said it anticipated a pre-tax
valuation result of -123 million euros for 2019 compared to -58
million euros in the previous year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ14tLnla
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    BASF  BASFn.DE  - Credit Suisse cuts to "neutral" from
"outperform"
    COVESTRO  1COV.DE  - Credit Suisse raises to "outperform"
from "neutral"
        
    
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -0.4%, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.3%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
unchanged at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -1.5%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.7%.  .T 
 .SS 
    Time: 5:24 GMT
    
    
    ECONOMY
    * German November industrial orders data due at 0700 GMT,
seen +0.3% m/m
    
    
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