German stocks - Factors to watch on July 28

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28/07/2020 05:31

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, July 28 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    German biotech BioNTech  BNTX.O  and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer
 PFE.N  said they would begin a pivotal global study to evaluate
their lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2EY4HS
    Germany announced plans for free, mandatory coronavirus
tests for holidaymakers returning from high-risk countries in
order to slow the spread of infections as the holiday season
kicks into high gear.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2EY4VH
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 633, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for
infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose by 4.
    
    
    WIRECARD  WDIG.DE  
    Visa and Mastercard fined Wirecard for dubious transactions,
The Wall Street Journal reported.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2EY1EA
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen vehicles received more
than $9.8 billion in settlements, the Federal Trade Commission
said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2EY1RY
    
    SIEMENS  SIEGn.DE 
    Alstom  ALSO.PA  is set to gain EU antitrust approval to buy
Bombardier's  BBDb.TO  rail business, people familiar with the
matter said. Last year, EU regulators blocked Alstom's attempt
to merge rail assets with Siemens after they refused to offer
more concessions.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2EY5UM
    
    
    FUCHS PETROLUB  FPEG_p.DE  
    The company said that earnings may drop around 25% this year
amid the coronavirus pandemic.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0009UC
    
    DELIVERY HERO  DHER.DE 
    Q2 results due 
    
    
    WASHTEC  WSUG.DE 
    H1 results due
    
        
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    BAYWA  BYWGnx.DE  - 0.95 eur/shr dividend proposed
    WASHTEC  WSUG.DE  - no dividend proposed
    
    
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.4%, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.7%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+1.7% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.1%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.6%.  .T 
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    Time: 4:31 GMT
    
    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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