German stocks - Factors to watch on July 10
10/07/2020 06:12
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, July 10 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
CORONAVIRUS
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 395 to 198,178, data from the Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported
death toll rose by six to 9,054, the tally showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2EH06Q
BAYER BAYGn.DE
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture approved several
agriculture products that use the chemical dicamba, a weed
killer whose use has been blocked by a court in the United
States, according to a notice in the government gazette on
Thursday. The ministry approved the registry for six dicamba
products from Bayer's Monsanto and several smaller Brazilian
companies, according to the notice. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2EG28Y
Separately, Bayer did not report thousands of complaints
related to its contraceptive Essure to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Bloomberg reported. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2EG3TC
MERCK MRCG.DE
The healthcare and chemicals company said it was opening an
M Lab Collaboration Centre in Shanghai to help bio
pharmaceutical and biologics companies improve their processes,
adding that it would be the largest centre operated by its Life
Sciences unit.
QIAGEN QIA.DE
The genetic testing firm on Thursday reported a preliminary
18-19% rise in sales and a 68% increase in earnings per share in
the second quarter amid strong demand for products used in
coronavirus testing. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2EG5IW
ALSTRIA OFFICE AOXG.DE
The company said it had signed a new 5,000 square metres
lease in Hamburg. The new lease is due to start in the second
quarter and will generate an annual rental income of
approximately 980,000 euros ($1.10 million).
RHOEN KLINIKUM RHKG.DE
The clinics operator is leaving the SDAX index of German
small-cap shares after its takeover by Asklepios because its
free float has dropped below 10%, exchange operator Deutsche
Boerse said on Thursday. It will be replaced by cable network
operator Tele Columbus TC1n.DE from July 14.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
HORNBACH HOLDING HBH.DE - 1.50 eur/shr dividend proposed
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
* FIELMANN AG FIEG.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 75
FROM EUR 72
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI -1.4%, S&P 500 .SPX -0.6%, Nasdaq .IXIC
+0.5% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.6%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -1.1%. .T
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GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
No major economic data scheduled.
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