German stocks - Factors to watch on April 28

Draegerwerk AG & Co KGaA

28/04/2016 05:46

FRANKFURT, April 28 - The following are some of the factors 
that may move German stocks on Thursday: 
     
    U.S. FED 
    The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on 
Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June while 
showing little sign it was in a hurry to tighten monetary policy 
amid an apparent slowdown in the U.S. economy.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N17S0U4 
     
    BANK OF JAPAN 
    The Bank of Japan held off on expanding monetary stimulus on 
Thursday, defying market expectations for action even as soft 
global demand, an unwelcome yen rise and weak consumption 
threatened to derail a fragile economic recovery.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N17V1DU 
     
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE  
    Q1 results expected. Germany's biggest bank is seen to post 
a first-quarter net loss of 249 million euros, down xx percent 
compared to the previous year, a Reuters poll among banks and 
brokerages showed. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17T5ZE 
     
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE  DB1Gn.DE   
    The exchange operator reported an 8 percent rise in first 
quarter net revenue to 649 million euros, which it attributed 
largely to index derivatives and commodities. It also said plans 
to merge with the London Stock Exchange  LSE.L  were on track. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17U1EQ 
     
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE  
    The airline is working on bringing part-owned Brussels 
Airlines into its low-cost airline Eurowings and will decide by 
the end of August whether to exercise a call option to allow for 
a full takeover, it said late on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17U6ZG 
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    Annual results expected. Volkswagen on Friday said that it 
would take a 16.2-billion-euro ($18.33 billion) hit to its 2015 
results to help pay for its emissions-test cheating scandal. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17P44H     
     
    AIRBUS  AIRG.DE  
    Q1 results due. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 
before one-offs seen down 24 percent at 494 million euros. Poll: 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17T54L 
     
    DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP  DEQGn.DE  
    Annual results expected.    
     
    FIELMANN  FIEG.DE   
    Annual report and full Q1 results expected. The spectacles 
retailer reported preliminary Q1 results last week and said it 
was confident for the rest of the year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM0003DZ 
     
    KRONES AG  KRNG.DE   
    Annual results and Q1 results expected. First-quarter 
earnings before taxes (EBT) for the bottling machine maker are 
seen up 8 percent at 54.2 million euros in a Reuters poll of 
brokerages and bankers. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17S2WP   
     
    MTU AERO ENGINES  MTXGn.DE   
    Q1 results expected. Adjusted earnings before interest and 
taxes (EBIT) at the German aircraft engines maker for the first 
quarter are seen up 21 percent at 118 million euros in a Reuters 
poll. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17S4IG  
     
    QIAGEN  QGEN.DE   
    The genetic testing company reported adjusted earnings per 
share of $0.19, in line with analyst estimates. It also 
announced its fourth $100 million share repurchase 
programme. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASC08LWT 
     
    WACKER CHEMIE  WCHG.DE   
    Q1 results expected. 
     
    WINCOR NIXDORF  WING.DE   
    Q2 results expected. 
     
    SILTRONIC  WAFGn.DE  
    Q1 results expected.  
     
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND  O2Dn.DE  
    Preliminary Q1 results expected. 
     
    GRENKELEASING  GLJn.DE   
    Q1 results expected. Pretax profit seen up 17 percent at 
29.2 million euros. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17U50X 
     
    TAKKT  TTKG.DE  
    Q1 results expected.    
     
    VOSSLOH  VOSG.DE  
    Q1 results expected. 
     
    AIR BERLIN  AB1.DE   
    Air Berlin's net loss for 2015 widened 16 percent to 447 
million euros as Germany's second largest airline was hurt by 
fuel hedging losses and restructuring costs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17U8IO 
     
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
    LUFTHANSA AG  LHAG.DE  - 0.15 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    GERRESHEIMER  GXIG.DE  - 0.85 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    DEUTZ  DEZG.DE  - 0.07 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    HAMBORNER REIT  HABG.DE  - 0.42 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    SAF HOLLAND  SFQN.DE  - 0.40 eur/shr dividend proposed 
         
    EX-DIVIDEND  
    MUNICH RE  MUVGn.DE  - 8.25 euros/shr 
    DRAEGERWERK  DRWG_p.DE  - 0.19 euros/shr 
     
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.3 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.2 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  -0.5 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  -2.5 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.7 pct. 
    Time: 4.45 GMT.  .T   .SS  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
German April unemployment due at 0755 GMT. Unemployment rate 
seen unchanged at 6.2 percent.  
    German April Preliminary CPI due at 1200 GMT. Seen -0.2 m/m, 
+0.1 y/y. 
    German April Preliminary HICP due at 1200 GMT. Seen -0.2 
m/m, unchanged y/y. 
 
    EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH  WATCH/EU  
    DIARIES  DE/DIA   WEU/EQUITY  
    REUTERS TOP NEWS  TOP/NEWS  
($1 = 0.8846 euros) 
 
 (Reporting by Ludwig Burger and Maria Sheahan) 
 ((Tina.Bellon@thomsonreuters.com;)) 
 
Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS