German stocks - Factors to watch on Dec. 18
18/12/2019 05:25
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
DAIMLER DAIGn.DE
Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese automaker BAIC Motor
1958.HK dropped as much as 5.3% after sources told Reuters
Daimler was seeking to buy a majority stake in its Chinese
operations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28S127
SCOUT24 G24n.DE
German classifieds group Scout24 G24n.DE said it had
agreed to sell its AutoScout24 unit to private equity investor
Hellman & Friedman for 2.9 billion euros. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28R5HA
NEMETSCHEK NEKG.DE
The company announced that its Maxon Computer unit and the
shareholders of U.S. film tool maker Red Giant have agreed to
merge Maxon and Red Giant under the Media & Entertainment
division of the Nemetschek. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ3CMwcWa
TELECOMS DTEGn.DE O2Dn.DE UTDI.DE DRIG.DE
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Social
Democrat partners have delayed until next year a decision on
security rules for Germany's 5G network that could bar China's
Huawei HWT.UL . urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28R578
ENERGY BASFn.DE WINT.UL UN01.DE
The U.S. Senate passed legislation to slap sanctions on
companies building the Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline to
bring Russian natural gas to Germany, but it was uncertain
whether the measures would slow completion of the project.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N28R1FI Bloomberg reported the U.S. had little leverage to
prevent the project from being completed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28S12Z
EX-DIVIDEND
KWS SAAT KWSG.DE - 0.67 eur/shr
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.1%, S&P 500 .SPX unchanged, Nasdaq
.IXIC +0.1% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.5%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC unchanged.
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Time: 5:25 GMT
ECONOMY
* Ifo German business climate due at 0900 GMT. Climate seen
at 95.5, current conditions at 98.1, expectations at 93.0
* German November producer price index due at 0700. Seen
+0.1% m/m, -0.6% y/y
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