German stocks - Factors to watch on January 19

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19/01/2022 06:21

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 112,323 new infections and 239  more
deaths.
    
    NORD STREAM 2
    Germany signalled on Tuesday that it could halt the Nord
Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, and
Western nations rallied behind Kyiv over a Russian troop buildup
that has stoked fears of war.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2TY51K
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    A manager fired by Deloitte's German business after raising
concerns about alleged misconduct has accused it of defrauding
Volkswagen and ignoring sexual harassment allegations against
senior staff, the Financial Times reported.
    
    LEONI  LEOGn.DE 
    Leoni said Germany's federal cartel office was investigating
suspicions that cable manufacturers could have coordinated the
calculation of the industry-standard metal surcharges in
Germany.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2TY1E8

        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    SILTRONIC AG  WAFGn.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES TO BUY FROM HOLD;
RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 160 FROM EUR 150
    FUCHS PETROLUB SE  FPEG_p.DE : DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES TO BUY
FROM HOLD; RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 50 FROM EUR 48
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    S&P 500 .SPX  -1.8%, Nasdaq  .IXIC  -2.6% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -2.8%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.8%.  .T 
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    Time: 6:21 GMT

    ECONOMY
    German December CPI due at 0700 GMT. Seen at +0.5% m/m,
+5.3% y/y, harmonised seen at +0.3% m/m, +5.7% y/y.
    
    
    
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