German stocks - Factors to watch on March 26
26/03/2021 06:02
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 26 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
CORONAVIRUS
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 21,573 to 2,734,753, with death toll rising by 183
to 75,623, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for
infectious diseases showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LO0EP
The U.S. coronavirus vaccine producer Moderna MRNA.O is
planning to construct a vaccine manufacturing facility in
eastern Germany, a German newspaper reported on Thursday.
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ALLIANZ ALVG.DE
The insurer is nearing a 2.5 billion euro ($2.94 billion)
deal to buy Aviva's Polish unit, trumping rival bids from
Italy's Generali GASI.MI and Dutch insurer NN NN.AS , sources
familiar with the matter told Reuters. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LN7V3
E.ON EONGn.DE
The company said that it issued a green bond with a volume
of 750 million euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nF9N281024
LUFTHANSA LHAG.DE
KNORR-BREMSE KBX.DE
The Thiele family will remain major shareholders in German
airline Lufthansa LHAG.DE following the death of Heinz Hermann
Thiele, two people with knowledge of the matter said on
Thursday. The same goes for the German brake maker Knorr-Bremse.
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DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE
The lender declined to comment on a Handelsblatt report that
it wants to reorganize the tasks on the management board.
BIONTECH 22UAy.DE
BioNTech and Pfizer PFE.N began testing their COVID-19
vaccine in children under 12, with hopes of expanding
vaccination to that age range by early 2022. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2LM374
COMPUGROUP MEDICAL COP1n.DE
The company said it adopted resolution on increase and
extension of ongoing share buy-back programme to up to 1 million
treasury shares. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2LN0TK
ECKERT & ZIEGLER EUZG.DE
The company expects net profit of around 29 million euros
for 2021. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000ZX4
INDUS INHG.DE
The company completed capital increase, with placement price
set at 34.90 euros per share. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000ZX9
VOSSLOH VOSG.DE
The company said Thiele family remains committed to Vossloh
through family trust. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2LN0RB
JUNGHEINRICH JUNG_p.DE - sdax
Full-year results due.
FREENET FNTGn.DE - mdax
Fourth-quarter report due.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
SARTORIUS SATG.DE - 0.70 eur/shr dividend proposed
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.6%, S&P 500 .SPX +0.5%, Nasdaq .IXIC
+0.1% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 +1.5%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +1.5%. .T
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ECONOMY
German March Ifo indicator due at 0900 GMT. Business climate
seen at 93.2, current conditions at 91.3, expectations at 95.0
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