German stocks - Factors to watch on Feb. 26
26/02/2019 05:38
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
BASF BASFn.DE
Q4 results due. Adj EBIT seen down 68 percent.
Poll: urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20G7VG
BAYER BAYGn.DE
Announcement on 2018 dividend proposal expected. Seen at
2.83 euros per share. Full poll for Wednesday's results:
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20K2ZS
Bayer faced a second U.S. jury over allegations that its
popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer, six
months after the company's share price was rocked by a $289
million verdict in California state court. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20K0SU
Brazil's health agency has concluded a re-evaluation of the
safety of glyphosate and will present the findings and
recommended guidelines for its future use on Tuesday, an
official said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20K16A
SIEMENS SIEGn.DE
Siemens is among the bidders for a $4.5 billion contract to
build the first line of Bogota's long-planned subway system.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20K1IP
AIXTRON AIXGn.DE
Q4 results due. EBIT seen at 15.1 million euros. Poll:
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20K4AS
XING OBCGn.DE
2018 results due. Additionally, the company proposed to
increase its regular dividend from 1.68 euros per share to 2.14
euros and pay a special dividend of 3.56 euros per share.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ488ZbQa
BEFESA BFSA.DE
Year-end results due
KWS SAAT KWSG.DE
Fiscal 2018/2019 semiannual report due
STROEER SAXG.DE
2018 preliminary results due
SUEDZUCKER SZUG.DE
The company announced it would close five sugar factories,
including two in Germany, to cut costs by up to 100 million
euros annually. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ706P0Na
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
HEIDELBERGCEMENT HEIG.DE - Credit Suisse initiates
coverage with "neutral" rating and target price of 74 euros
SIEMENS SIEGn.DE - JP Morgan raises to "overweight" from
"neutral"
GEA G1AG.DE - Moody's affirms Baa2 rating; changes outlook
to "negative" from "stable" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nMDY3hnD7Q
ZALANDO ZALG.DE - Morgan Stanley cuts to "equal-weight"
from "overweight"
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.2 pct, S&P 500 .SPX +0.1 pct, Nasdaq
.IXIC +0.4 pct at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.4 pct, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +1.1 pct.
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Time: 5:38 GMT.
GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
GfK consumer sentiment due at 0700 GMT. Seen 10.8
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