BERLIN/FRANKFURT, June 23 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
UKRAINE
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow's massive air and
artillery attacks were aimed at destroying the entire Donbas
region and urged Ukraine's allies to accelerate the shipment of
heavy weapons to match Russia on the battlefield. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2YA07Q
In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country is
upgrading its army so it can defend its allies as well as
itself, stepping up to the responsibility befitting it as
Europe's biggest and most populous economy. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2Y94FC
NORD STREAM 1
The G7 is likely to discuss the fate of a Russian turbine
blocked in Canada and blamed for reducing gas supplies to
Germany, though the bloc may not reach a solution by the end of
the meeting, Canada's Natural Resources Minister said.
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INFLATION
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner urged the European
Central Bank to take swift action to get inflation under
control. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2Y94UE
TESLA TSLA.O
Tesla's new car factories in Texas and Berlin are "losing
billions of dollars" as they struggle to increase production
because of a shortage of batteries and China port issues, Chief
Executive Elon Musk said in an interview. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Y92YN
VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
Volkswagen AG is set to cut working hours and wages at its
Sao Bernardo do Campo factory in Brazil as it grapples with a
lack of auto parts and electronic components to assemble its
vehicles. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N2Y90C7
BMW
Germany's BMW said on Thursday that production has formally
begun at a new plant in China with an investment of 15 billion
yuan ($2.24 billion) as the carmaker accelerates electric
vehicle (EV) production. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2YA024
FORD F.N
Ford Motor Co said it will start producing electric vehicles
in Spain later this decade but that would imply "significant"
job cuts at its Spanish factory and another one in Germany amid
its ambitious electrification push in Europe. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Y92FY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
BAUER AG B5AG.DE - 0 euros/shr dividend
PVA TEPLA AG TPEG.DE - 0 euros/shr dividend
EX-DIVIDEND
STROEER SE & CO KGAA SAXG.DE - 2.25 euros/shr dividend
STO SE & CO KGAA STOG_p.DE - 5 euros/shr dividend
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
FREENET FNTGN.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 29 FROM
EUR 24
RHEINMETALL RHMG.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 240
FROM EUR 220
RHEINMETALL RHMG.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 240
FROM EUR 220
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI -0.2%, S&P 500 .SPX -0.1%, Nasdaq .IXIC
-0.2% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 +0.1%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.6%. .T
.SS
Time: 4:38 GMT
ECONOMY
German June Flash Markit due at 0730 GMT. Manufacturing
index seen at +54.0, service at +54.5, composite at +53.1
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