German stocks - Factors to watch on May 17
17/05/2019 06:00
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 17 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
The carmaker plans to build its electric compact car in
eastern Europe, likely in Bratislava, and not in the northern
German town of Emden, as initially intended, Handelsblatt cited
cited company sources as saying.
COAL RWEG.DE EONGn.DE UN01.DE
Regional states and the federal government have agreed on a
draft plan, including financial support worth 40 billion euros
($44.71 billion), to help regions affected by the country's
planned phase out of coal-fired power plants, Frankfurter
Allgemeine newspaper reported on Friday.
BAYER BAYGn.DE
Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and
thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming its glyphosate-based weed
killer Roundup causes cancer should be tossed because a U.S.
regulatory agency said the herbicide is not a public health
risk. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22R992
DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE
Investors are renewing calls for the lender to scale back
its investment bank division ahead of what promises to be a
challenging annual shareholder meeting next week. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22S24T
DUERR DUEG.DE
Q1 results due. Adjusted EBIT seen up 2.3%. Poll:
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22Q29X
MORPHOSYS MORG.DE
Company said the primary endpoint of its L-Mind trial had
been met. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22S0YA
DR HOENLE HNLG.DE
Fiscal H1 results due.
ANALYST VIEWS
MERCK MRCG.DE - Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with
"equal weight" rating.
EX-DIVIDEND
BMW BMWG.DE - 3.50 euros/shr dividend
VONOVIA VNAn.DE - 1.44 euros/shr dividend
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE FMEG.DE - 1.17 euros/shr dividend
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.8 pct, S&P 500 .SPX +0.9 pct, Nasdaq
.IXIC +1.0 pct at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 +1.1 pct, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -1.5 pct.
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Time: 4:59 GMT.
GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
No economic data scheduled.
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