German stocks - Factors to watch on March 23

Hornbach Holding AG & Co KGaA

23/03/2021 05:55

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 23 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 7,485 to 2,674,710, with death toll rising by 250
to 74,964, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for
infectious diseases showed on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LL0FL
    
    Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling
on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter
holidays to try to break a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LL074 
    
    CARMAKERS
    Bosch  ROBG.UL , the world's largest car parts supplier,
said on Monday that a fire that had hit production at a
semiconductor supplier was further tightening crucial supply of
chips to the automotive industry.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LK53D
    
    ADIDAS  ADSGn.DE  
    Adidas wants to become one of the world's four biggest
outdoor brands by 2025, Financial Times reports, citing
interview with Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted.
    
    FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE  FMEG.DE  
    Full-year report due.
    
    ENCAVIS  ECVG.DE  
    Full-year results due. 
    
    NEMETSCHEK  NEKG.DE  
    Full-year report due. 
      
    CTS EVENTIM  EVDG.DE  
    Full-year report due. 
    
    NORDEX  NDXG.DE  
    Full-year report due.
    
    HORNBACH HOLDING  HBH.DE  
    Full-year results due.
    
    INDUS HOLDING  INHG.DE  
    Full-year report due.
      
       
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    HAPAG LLOYD  HLAG.DE  - JP Morgan downgrades to
"underweight" from "neutral"
   
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.3%, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.7%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
+1.2% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.4%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -1.1%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:55 GMT

    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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