German stocks - Factors to watch on May 27

First Sensor AG

27/05/2019 05:51

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 27 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Monday:
    
    Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held
on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, though far-right
and nationalist opponents saw strong gains.
    In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives lost
seven percentage points from five years ago as the Greens, who
nearly doubled their vote, finished second on 21%.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2310EJ
    
    FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX  DB1Gn.DE 
    German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is ready to press ahead
with a financial transaction tax at national level if other
countries are not willing to introduce the levy, Der Spiegel
reported late on Friday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2304CQ
    
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE 
    Germany's biggest lender will not have to immediately hand
over the financial records of U.S. President Donald Trump, three
of his children and the Trump Organization, according to a court
filing on Saturday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N231075
    Separately, the Financial Times reported the lender could
lose the head of its investment bank.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2320DD
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    Volkswagen is intensifying talks with Swedish startup
Northvolt on plans to jointly build up battery cell production
in Salzgitter, near its headquarters in Lower Saxony, one of its
board members told a German newspaper.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N23106S
    
    UNIPER  UN01.DE 
    Uniper's chairman on Sunday said talks with major
shareholder Fortum  FORTUM.HE  to resolve a dispute between the
two companies were on hold after two of the German utility's
board members resigned.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2320C9
    
    HORNBACH HOLDING  HBH.DE 
    Annual report due. 
    
    FIRST SENSOR  SISG.DE 
    Germany's First Sensor AG said on Sunday it is in advanced
talks with connector and sensor maker TE Connectivity Ltd
 TEL.N  regarding a takeover.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N232007
    

    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.4 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.1 pct, Nasdaq
 .IXIC  +0.1 pct at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.3 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.3 pct.
 .T   .SS 
    Time: 4:50 GMT. 
    
    
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