German stocks - Factors to watch on March 18

Duerr AG

18/03/2021 06:01

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 18 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Antibodies induced by the Moderna Inc  MRNA.O  and Pfizer
Inc/BioNTech SE  PFE.N ,  BNTX.O  vaccines are dramatically less
effective at neutralizing some of the most worrying coronavirus
variants, a new study suggests.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2LF2GN
    
    BMW  BMWG.DE 
    Investor and analyst day due.
    
    FRESENIUS  FREG.DE 
    Annual report due.
    
    HEIDELBERGCEMENT  HEIG.DE 
    Final Q4 results and annual press conference due.
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    The carmaker's Audi division is holding its annual press
conference.
    
    VONOVIA  VNAn.DE 
    The group issued a 600 million euro bond.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000YRF
    
    SARTOURIUS  SATG.DE  
    The company raised forecast for the full year of 2021.
    
    DUERR  DUEG.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    PROSIEBENSAT1  PSMGn.DE 
    The group said investors Patrik Tkac and Daniel Kretinsky
cut their stake to 2.97% from 4.83%.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LF5P3
    
    RHEINMETALL  RHMG.DE 
    Full-year results.
    
    VARTA  VAR1.DE 
    The group agreed a strategic cooperation with PIERER
Mobility  PMAG.VI  focusing on battery systems in the electric
two-wheeler sector.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ3RVv1Ca
    
    CEWE  CWCG.DE 
    The company proposed a dividend of 2.30 euros per share for
2020.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000YRD
    
    DEUTZ  DEZG.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    INSTONE REAL ESTATE  INS2.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    PATRIZIA AG  PATGn.DE 
    The company expects operating profit of 100-145 million
euros for 2021.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LF5I5
    
    VOSSLOH  VOSG.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    VANTAGE TOWERS  VTWRn.DE 
    Shares start trading.    

    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    VOLKSWAGEN AG  VOWG_p.DE : JP MORGAN RAISES PRICE TARGET TO
EUR 255 FROM EUR 215
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND  O2Dn.DE : EXANE BNP PARIBAS CUTS TO
NEUTRAL FROM OUTPERFORM
    1&1 DRILLISCH AG  DRIG.DE : EXANE BNP PARIBAS RAISES TO
NEUTRAL FROM UNDERPERFORM
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.6%, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.3%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+0.4% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.0%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.4%.  .T 
 .SS 
    Time: 6:01 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
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