German stocks - Factors to watch on March 18

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18/03/2022 05:39

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 18 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 297,845 new infections and 226 more deaths.
    Germany will lift most restrictions to contain the
coronavirus despite infections hitting a record in the country
on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VK2CO
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    The group's Porsche AG division holds its annual press
conference.
    
    BECHTLE AG  BC8G.DE  
    Full-year results due.
    
    FUCHS PETROLUB SE  FPEG_p.DE  
    Full-year results due.
    
    CEWE  CWCG.DE 
    The company said that the contract of its Chief Executive
Christian Friege would not extend beyond Dec. 31, 2022, citing
"differing opinions on corporate management".  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VK0OU
    
    MERCEDES-BENZ  MBGn.DE 
    Germany's Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBGn.DE said on Friday it
has opened a research and development (R&D) centre in Shanghai
that will focus on mobility technology.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VL05Q
    
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE 
    Germany's Deutsche Bank AG said on Thursday its U.S.
affiliate had increased its prime lending rate by 25 basis
points, mirroring moves by major Wall Street banks after the
Federal Reserve announced the first of what is expected to be a
series of rate hikes.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VK2ZX
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    BMW  BMWG.DE : RBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR 107 FROM EUR 111
    COMPUGROUP MEDICAL SE & CO KGAA  COP1n.DE : BAADER HELVEA
RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 78 FROM EUR 72
    HENSOLDT AG  HAGG.DE : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR
30 FROM EUR 22.5
    PROSIEBENSAT 1 MEDIA SE  PSMGn.DE : JP MORGAN CUTS TARGET
PRICE TO EUR 22 FROM EUR 28
    RHEINMETALL AG  RHMG.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR
197 FROM EUR 121
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.2%, S&P 500 .SPX  +1.2%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+1.3% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.5%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.3%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:39 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
        
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