German stocks - Factors to watch on Aug 26

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26/08/2021 05:49

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 12,626 new infections and 21 more deaths.
    
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE , DSW GROUP  DWSG.DE  
    U.S. authorities are investigating German lender Deutsche
Bank's asset management arm DWS Group after the firm's former
head of sustainability said it overstated how much it used
sustainable investing criteria to manage its assets, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2PW2JE
    
    BIONTECH 22UAy.DE  
    Pfizer Inc  PFE.N  on Wednesday began the process for full
approval of its COVID-19 booster dose in the United States even
as the World Health Organization said data on its benefits are
inconclusive and that focus must be to cover the unvaccinated.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2PW3HI
    
    VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE  
    The trial of former Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE Chief Executive
Martin Winterkorn on charges of conspiracy to commit organised
commercial fraud looks set to be delayed, a court probing the
carmaker's diesel emissions scandal said on Wednesday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2PW4KN
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE 
    Bayer said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had
approved a supplemental new drug application that extends
duration of use for its Intrauterine device mirena 52 mg by one
year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2PW0QV
    
    TELE COLUMBUS 
    The company updated its full-year guidance, now expecting
revenues of 465 - 475 million euros.
     
    FIELMANN  FIEG.DE 
    Q2 results due.
    
    INSTONE REAL ESTATE  INS2.DE 
    Q2 results due.
    
    DELIVERY HERO  DHER.DE 
    Q2 report due.
    

    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.1%, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.2%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+0.2% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  unchanged, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.5%.
 .T   .SS 
    Time: 4:49 GMT

    
    ECONOMY
    German September GfK Consumer Sentiment due at 0600 GMT.
Seen -0.7.
    
    
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