German stocks - Factors to watch on April 16

Gerry Weber International AG

16/04/2015 06:08

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, April 16 (Reuters) - The following are 
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday: 
     
    AUTOS  BMWG.DE  DAIGn.DE  VOWG_p.DE  
    European new passenger car registrations for March due from 
ACEA at 0600 GMT. 
    Chinese car dealers are pressing BMW to set more realistic 
sales targets, lower wholesale prices and extend grace periods 
for payment to tide them over as they grapple with high 
inventories amid weakening demand, the Wall Street Journal 
reports, citing a letter sent by the dealers to BMW. 
         
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    The steering committee of VW's supervisory board will likely 
meet by Friday to try to resolve a leadership crisis at the 
carmaker, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on 
Wednesday.  ID:nL5N0XC4Z4  
    The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) believes Chief 
Executive Martin Winterkorn may have to leave after the 
carmaker's chairman publicly withdrew his confidence in the CEO, 
Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.  ID:nL5N0XC49S  
     
    AIRBUS  AIRG.DE  
    The aerospace group said on Wednesday it will ask 
shareholders to approve an exceptional share buyback of up to 10 
percent of its capital at its annual meeting on May 27. 
 ID:nL5N0XC5HZ  
     
    DEUTSCHE ANNINGTON  ANNGn.DE  
    Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is to place remaining shares 
in Deutsche Annington, a source said on Wednesday. 
 ID:nFWN0XC01Y  
    The company said on Wednesday Gagfah shareholders have until 
May 10 to tender shares.  ID:nFWN0XB0AT  
     
    DEUTSCHE WOHNEN  DWNG.DE  
    The company's billion-euro bid for Austrian property group 
Conwert failed to attract the minimum 50 percent plus one share, 
the companies said after the tender offer expired on Wednesday. 
 ID:nL5N0XC1LB   
     
    DMG MORI SEIKI  GILG.DE  
    U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott has raised its stake in the 
machine-tool maker to 10.1 percent, the company said on 
Wednesday.  ID:nL5N0XC4UJ  
     
    ZALANDO  ZALG.DE  
    The online fashion retailer posted higher Q1 sales and 
profit, citing a "strong start" into the spring and summer 
season.  ID:nWNAB06JR8  
       
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
    GEA GROUP  G1AG.DE  - 0.70 eur/shr dividend proposed 
    GERRY WEBER  GWIG.DE  - 0.75 eur/shr dividend proposed 
         
    EX-DIVIDEND  
    MTU AERO ENGINES  MTXGn.DE  - dividend 1.45 eur/shr  
     
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS  
    RWE  RWEG.DE  - Liberum removes from conviction buy list. 
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE  - Societe Generale starts with "hold" 
rating, price target of 150 euros. 
    AAREAL BANK  ARLG.DE  - Societe Generale raises to "hold" 
from "sell", raises price target to 40 euros from 30 euros. 
         
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS 
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.42 pct, S&P 500  .SPX  +0.51 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  +0.68 pct at Wednesday's close.  ID:nL2N0XC2YU  
    Nikkei  .N225  down 0.1 pct at 0506 GMT.  ID:USNnL4N0XD01G  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    No economic data scheduled. 
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 (Reporting by Andreas Cremer and Georgina Prodhan) 
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Keywords: GERMANY MARKETS STOCKS