German stocks - Factors to watch on May 5

Fuchs Se

05/05/2021 05:47

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 5 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 18,034 new infections and 285 more deaths.
    
    ECONOMY
    German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz wants to extend economic
aid introduced during the coronavirus crisis beyond the
pandemic, he told the Handelsblatt business daily.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MR6BZ
    MERCK  MRCG.DE  
    German biotech labs supplier Merck  MRCG.DE  raised its 2021
earnings forecast on strong first-quarter results. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MR23A
    
    DAIMLER  DAIGn.DE  
    Nissan sold its 1.5% Daimler stake in an accelerated
bookbuild offering at a price of 69.85 euros a
share. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MR1M4
    
    DELIVERY HERO  DHER.DE  
    The former owners of Woowa Brothers sold about 4% of shares
in Delivery Hero  DHER.DE  in an accelerated bookbuild
offering. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2MR0X1
    
    TESLA  TSLA.O 
    German authorities are probing possible violations of labour
laws at the construction site of Tesla's future German factory,
Business Insider reported on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MR1YP
        
    METRO  B4B.DE  
    The retailer said its fiscal second-quarter loss reached 131
million euros after 116 million in the year-earlier
period. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MR65S
    
    SIEMENS ENERGY  ENR1n.DE  
    Second quarter results due.
    
    MORPHOSYS  MORG.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    RATIONAL  RAAG.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    NORMA GROUP  NOEJ.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    HEIDELBERGCEMENT  HEIG.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    HUGO BOSS  BOSSn.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    DEUTSCHE POST  DPWGn.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    HANNOVER RUECK  HNRGn.DE  
    First quarter results due.
    
    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS    
    ALLIANZ  ALVG.DE  - 9.60 eur/shr dividend proposed    
    HANNOVER RUECK  HNRGn.DE  - 4.50 eur/shr dividend proposed  
 
    PUMA  PUMG.DE  - 0.16 eur/shr dividend proposed    
    NORDEX  NDXG.DE  - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed    
    SYMRISE  SY1G.DE  - 0.97 eur/shr dividend proposed    
    ENBW  EBKG.DE  - 1.35 eur/shr dividend proposed    
    SOFTING  SYTG.DE  - 0.04 eur/shr dividend proposed
    
        
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    FUCHS PETROLUB  FPEG_p.DE  - 0.99 euros/shr dividend

        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.1%, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.7%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-1.9% at close.  .N 
    Japanese markets closed, Chinese markets closed.  .T   .SS 
    Time: 4:47 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    * German April flash Markit PMI due at 0755 GMT. Services
seen at 50.1, composite at 56.0.
    
    
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