German stocks - Factors to watch on December 22

Hornbach Holding AG & Co KGaA

22/12/2021 05:48

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 45,659 new infections and 510 more deaths.
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE 
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing
whether Bayer's weed killer dicamba can be sprayed safely on
soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the
chemical, without the procedure posing "unreasonable risks" to
other crops.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2T61UW
    Older adults taking Bayer AG's blockbuster blood thinner
pill Xarelto for a common type of irregular heart rhythm had
significantly higher rates of serious bleeding and stroke
compared to those taking rival pill Eliquis, a U.S. study
showed.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2T61GT
    
    COMMERZBANK  CBKG.DE 
    Commerzbank's CEO Manfred Knof told the Financial Times the
government's support for the bank's restructuring had been "very
helpful" for securing employee support.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T70XM
    
    THYSSENKRUPP  TKAG.DE 
    The head of the Social Democrats in North Rhine-Westphalia,
Thomas Kutschaty, told the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
newspaper he can imagine participation in Thyssenkrupp Steel
through a state company.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2T70CQ
    
    BEIERSDORF  BEIG.DE 
    Beiersdorf said it would buy the U.S. luxury skin care
business Chantecaille.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0020RF
    
    DAIMLER  DAIGn.DE  
    Carolin Strauss will be the new head of strategy,
Handelsblatt reported. 
    
    ALLIANZ  ALVG.DE 
    Allianz Real Estate announced a partnership with Ivanhoe
Cambridge to create a $2 billion platform to invest in Japan
multi-family residential property.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2T60VQ
        
    HORNBACH HOLDING AG & CO KGAA  HBH.DE 
    Third quarter results due.
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.6%, S&P 500 .SPX  +1.8%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+2.4% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.1%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.1%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:48 GMT
    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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