German stocks - Factors to watch on March 4

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04/03/2021 05:11

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 4 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state leaders on
Wednesday agreed a phased easing of coronavirus curbs but added
an "emergency brake" to let authorities reimpose restrictions if
case numbers get out of control.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2L10E9
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 11,912 to 2,471,942, data from the Robert Koch
Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The
reported death toll rose by 359 to 71,240, the tally showed.
    
    SIEMENS ENERGY  ENR1n.DE , BEIERSDORF  BEIG.DE  
    Siemens Energy, which supplies turbines to the power sector,
will replace Nivea manufacturer Beiersdorf  BEIG.DE  in
Germany's blue-chip DAX index from March 22, stock exchange
operator Deutsche Boerse  DB1Gn.DE  said on Wednesday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2L17L1

    STROEER  SAXG.DE 
    U.S. activist investor ValueAct has built a stake of 5.2% in
Stroeer, the German digital and outdoor advertiser said on
Wednesday, following negative publicity around stock loans taken
out by the company's top investor.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2L16VO
    
    UNIPER  UN01.DE  
    German utility Uniper expects operating earnings to fall in
2021, the group said on Wednesday, after posting profits at the
upper end of its forecast range for last year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2L172M
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    When the market value of Germany's Volkswagen briefly rose
above the 100-billion-euro mark on Wednesday for the first time
since 2015, the boss of the normally staid carmaker took to
Twitter, Elon Musk-style, to crow about it.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2L121E
    
    HENKEL  HNKG_p.DE  
    Full-year results due.
    
    MERCK  MRCG.DE  
    Full-year results due.  
    
    VONOVIA  VNAn.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    EVONIK  EVKn.DE  
    Full-year results due.  
    
    DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    GEA GROUP  G1AG.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    KNORR BREMSE  KBX.DE  
    Full-year results due.
    
    PROSIEBENSAT.1 MEDIA  PSMGn.DE  
    Full-year results due.  

    BILFINGER  GBFG.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK  PBBG.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    DRAEGERWERK  DRWG.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    SCHAEFFLER  SHA_p.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
       
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    LINDE  LINI.DE  - $1.06 quarterly dividend per share
        

        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -0.4%, S&P 500 .SPX  -1.3%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-2.7% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -2.5%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -1.6%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:11 GMT

    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
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