German stocks - Factors to watch on February 13

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13/02/2015 05:43

FRANKFURT, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
factors that may move German stocks on Friday: 
     
    BEIERSDORF  BEIG.DE  
    Q4 results due. Comparable earnings before interest and tax 
(EBIT) seen up 12 percent at 184 million euros ($208.6 million). 
The Nivea skin cream maker already published sales figures last 
month. Poll:  ID:nL5N0VK4J3  
     
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE  
    Pilots at Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings are due be 
on strike for a second day as German pilots union Vereinigung 
Cockpit (VC) seeks to put pressure on management in a 
long-running row over pay and conditions.  ID:nL5N0VK5W8  
     
    MERCK KGAA  MRCG.DE  
    Takes promotional responsibility for Erbitux in Japan. 
 ID:nFWN0VM0A3  
     
    THYSSENKRUPP  TKAG.DE  
    Q1 results due. The industrial group's adjusted EBIT is seen 
up 30 percent at 320 million euros. Poll:  ID:nL5N0VK4F3  
     
    AURUBIS  NAFG.DE  
    Q1 results due. The copper smelter's operating EBIT is seen 
up roughly 11-fold at 45.2 million euros. Poll:  ID:nL5N0VM323  
     
    KION  KGX.DE  
    KKR and Goldman Sachs and Goldman Sachs  GS.N  are selling 
4.9 percent of shares in German forklift truck maker Kion, 
cutting their stake to 13.9 percent.  ID:nFWN0VM07O  
     
    GESCO  GSC1n.DE  
    Q3 results due. 
         
    ROCKET  RKET.DE  
    Ecommerce company Rocket Internet plans a capital increase 
by issuing new stock representing 7.8 percent of its outstanding 
share base. The Berlin-based company said it is looking to issue 
up to 12 million new shares.  ID:nL5N0VM6F3  
     
    EX-DIVIDEND  
    INFINEON  IFXGn.DE  - dividend 0.18 eur/shr  
     
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS  
    PUMA  PUMG.DE  - UBS cuts price trget to 140 euros from 150 
euros, rating 'sell' 
    BILFINGER  GBFG.DE  - S&P Capital raises target to 57 euros 
from 48 euros, rating 'hold' 
    MTU AERO ENGINES  MTXGn.DE  - JPMorgan cuts to 'underweight' 
rom 'neutral', cuts target to 71 euros 
    COMMERZBANK  CBKG.DE  - DZ Bank cuts target price to 10.50 
euros from 11.00 euros, rating 'sell' 
         
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS 
    Dow Jones  .DJI  up 0.62 pct, S&P 500  .SPX  up 0.96 pct, 
Nasdaq  .IXIC  up 1.18 pct at Thursday's close.  ID:nL1N0VM2VW  
    Nikkei  .N225  down 0.34 pct at 0640 GMT.  ID:nL4N0VN15R  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German Q4 flash GDP due at 0700 GMT. Seen +0.3 pct m/m, +1.0 
pct y/y. 
    German January wholesale price index also due at 0700 GMT. 
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 (Reporting by Edward Taylor and Thomas Atkins) 
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Keywords: GERMANY MARKETS STOCKS