German stocks - Factors to watch on January 27
27/01/2021 05:46
FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
CORONAVIRUS
Germany reported 13,202 new infections and 982 more deaths.
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BIONTECH 22UAy.DE
Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Tuesday that along with partner
BioNTech it was developing a booster shot to protect against
COVID-19 variants. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2K13OI
Separately, Sanofi SASY.PA said it will fill and pack
millions of doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from July in an
effort to help meet the huge demand for the U.S. drugmaker's
shots. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K125U
VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
Volkswagen AG and a German auto supplier on Tuesday asked
the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that said
two counties could seek financial penalties over excess diesel
emissions that could total billions of dollars. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K130L
SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS SLHG.DE
The German health technology company on Tuesday raised its
outlook for 2021 sales and earnings per share, citing stronger
demand for its antigen tests in the global COVID-19
pandemic. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K12HJ
SOFTWARE AG SOWGn.DE
Software AG said it sees 2021 total product revenue growth
of 0-5 percent year-on-year and forecast an operating margin of
16-18 percent. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K1121
SYMRISE SY1G.DE
The group said organic sales grew by 2.7% in 2020, below the
3%-4% target range, blaming a cyber attack it originally
reported last month. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000R9C
JENOPTIK JENGn.DE
The group said it expects an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.5%
in 2020. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000R9R
SARTORIUS SATG_p.DE
Full-year preliminary results due.
ZEAL NETWORK TIMAn.DE
The company posted adjusted EBITDA of 12.4 million euros in
2020, beating its own guidance. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000R9H
GROUNDS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AMMn.DE
Grounds Real Estate Development AG said it has issued
convertible bonds of 5 million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000R9S
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
MTU AERO ENGINES AG MTXGn.DE - EXANE BNP PARIBAS RAISES TO
NEUTRAL FROM UNDERPERFORM; RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 195
SYMRISE AG SY1G.DE - JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR
115 FROM EUR 117
GLOBAL FASHION GROUP SA GFG.DE - HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO EUR 15 FROM EUR 9.5
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI -0.1%, S&P 500 .SPX -0.1%, Nasdaq .IXIC
-0.1% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 +0.2%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.1%. .T
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Time: 5:46 GMT
ECONOMY
German GfK Consumer Sentiment due at 0700 GMT. Seen -7.9.
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