German stocks - Factors to watch on March 16

Gerry Weber International AG

16/03/2016 05:58

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 16 (Reuters) - The following are 
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday: 
     
    AUTOS  BMWG.DE  DAIGn.DE  VOWG_p.DE  
    European car sales for February due from ACEA at 0700 GMT. 
     
    BMW  BMWG.DE  
    Annual press conference due. The carmaker published 
preliminary results on March 9.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16H3BB 
     
    DAIMLER  DAIGn.DE  
    The carmaker's human resources chief has described a 5 
percent wage claim by union IG Metall as "completely excessive", 
newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung reported on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16N5Z5 
     
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE  DB1Gn.DE  
    Ann-Kristin Achleitner is due to be elected to the stock 
exchange operator's supervisory board on May 11, Handelsblatt 
reported, without citing the source of the information.   
     
    DEUTSCHE TELEKOM  DTEGn.DE  
    Public sector union Ver.di said it will call on hundreds of 
workers at the telephone company's sites in Baden-Wuerttemberg 
to walk off their shifts on Wednesday in protest for more pay. 
         
    LINDE  LING.DE  
    The industrial gases group said it will purchase 26,047 own 
shares under a 2012 buyback agreement.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16N0CZ 
     
    MUNICH RE  MUVGn.DE   
    Annual press conference due. The reinsurer published 
preliminary results on Feb. 4.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N15J0SV 
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    U.S. law firm Hausfeld said it will pursue claims of 
European customers harmed by the carmaker's emissions scandal, 
adding to VW's mounting legal challenges.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16N6SU 
    The carmaker's modification of about 2.5 million diesel cars 
in Germany is being delayed by at least six weeks, Bild reported 
on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16O00C 
     
    BILFINGER  GBFG.DE  
    Annual press conference due. The industrial services gorup 
reported preliminary results on Feb. 11.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N15Q0YR 
     
    BRENNTAG  BNRGn.DE   
    Q4 results due. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation 
and amortisation (EBITDA) seen down 3.6 percent at 190 million 
euros ($211 million). Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16J3GG 
     
    FRAPORT  FRAG.DE  
    Q4 results due. EBITDA seen down 3.6 percent at 163 million 
euros. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16J34C 
     
    JUNGHEINRICH  JUNG_p.DE  
    The forklift truck maker said it will propose a 1:3 stock 
split to its annual shareholders' meeting on May 24. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16N0CE 
     
    BECHTLE  BC8G.DE  
    Full Q4 results due. The company published preliminary 
figures on Feb. 4.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN15I02G 
     
    SILTRONIC  WAFGn.DE  
    Full-year report due. The company published preliminary 
figures on Feb. 1.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN15E0BB 
     
    STRATEC BIOMEDICAL  SBSG.DE   
    Stratec adjusted its 2016 sales forecast and said it would 
not reach its medium-term guidance due to weak business in 
China.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ7pz05fa 
     
    GERRY WEBER  GWIG.DE   
    Q1 report due. The fashion house published preliminary 
figures on Feb. 26.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16407Z 
     
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS  
    COMPANYNAME  RIC  - BROKERAGE raises/lower to "RATING" from 
"RATING" 
         
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.1 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.2 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  -0.5 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.7 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.2 pct. 
    Time: 5.58 GMT.  .T   .SS  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    No economic data scheduled. 
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    EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH  WATCH/EU  
    DIARIES  DE/DIA   WEU/EQUITY  
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($1 = 0.8995 euros) 
 
 (Reporting by Andreas Cremer and Maria Sheahan) 
 ((maria.sheahan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1286; Reuters 
Messaging: maria.sheahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS