BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 11,869 to 2,414,687, data from the Robert Koch
Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The
reported death toll rose by 385 to 69,125, the tally showed.
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    New variants of COVID-19 risk a third wave of infections in
Germany and the country must proceed with great care so that a
new nationwide shutdown does not become necessary, Chancellor
Angela Merkel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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    DELIVERY HERO  DHER.DE 
    Goldman Sachs is selling around 3 million shares of Delivery
Hero with a price range of 105.30 euro, a bookrunner said on
Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2KU19Y
    
    WIRECARD  WDIG.F 
    The head of Germany's accounting watchdog, under fire for
failing to spot wrongdoing ahead of the collapse of the payments
company Wirecard, is stepping down.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2KU7YF
    
    STROEER  SAXG.DE 
    The top investor in German advertising company Stroeer sees
no risks associated with a pledge of company shares he put up
for a private loan, he said on Wednesday, days after worries
about such dealings hit the firm's shares.
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE 
    Fourth-quarter and full-year results due.
    
    MUNICH RE  MUVGn.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    AIXTRON  AIXGn.DE 
    Full-year results due.
        
    ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT  AOXG.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    DUERR  DUEG.DE 
    Preliminary fourth-quarter results due.
    
    FREENET  FNTGn.DE 
    The telecoms group it said it expected 2021 EBITDA to be
within a range of 415 to 435 million euros after 2020 EBITDA was
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    ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING  ADAG.DE 
    Full-year results due.
        
    KRONES  KRNG.DE 
    Preliminary fourth-quarter results due.
    
    PATRIZIA  PATGn.DE 
    The real estate group said 2020 operating income declined
13.4% to 116.5 million euro. Operating income would likely be in
a range of  100-145 million euros this year, it added.
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    TAKKT  TTKG.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    INFINEON TECHNOLOGIS  IFXGn.DE  - 0.22 eur/shr dividend
proposed
    DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS  DBANn.DE  - 0.80 eur/shr dividend
proposed
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND  O2Dn.F : HSBC CUTS TO HOLD FROM BUY
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.4%, S&P 500 .SPX  +1.1%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+1.0% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.5%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.9%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:47 GMT

    ECONOMY
    German March GfK consumer sentiment due at 0700 GMT. Seen
-14.3.

    
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