German stocks - Factors to watch on May 16
16/05/2019 06:14
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 16 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
AUTOS VOWG_p.DE DAIGn.DE BMWG.DE
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to delay a decision
on imposing tariffs on imported cars and parts by up to six
months, three Trump administration officials told Reuters,
avoiding opening yet another front in his global trade battles.
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BAYER BAYGn.DE
Bayer presented new analyses on cancer drug Vitrakvi. It
also said new data for Larotrectinib showed overall response
rates of 94% in children and 76% in adults with TRK fusion
cancer. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22R1AW urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22R1HB
Separately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it
had received about 6,000 medical device reports in 2018 related
to Bayer's Essure device. The FDA said most of the reports
related to Essure it received in 2018 mentioned potential device
removal. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22R1E9
BMW BMWG.DE
German automaker BMW holds annual general meeting, two days
after reports saying that it and rival Daimler are putting their
investments in Hungary on hold as the industry struggles with
lower demand and the threat of higher auto tariffs by the United
States.
DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE
Bloomberg reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is
seeking to block a subpoena for Deutsche Bank records.
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THYSSENKRUPP TKAG.DE
Finland's Kone KNEBV.HE is assessing the viability of a
bid for Thyssenkrupp's 14 billion euro ($15.7 billion) elevators
division even as the German conglomerate pursues plans to list
it, four people familiar with the matter said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22R7KU
COMMERZBANK CBKG.DE
The lender plans to hold an extraordinary meeting of its
supervisory board on May 21 to discuss strategy, people familiar
with the matter said on Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22R7SQ
Separately, the organisation that defends shareholder
interests in the Netherlands on Wednesday called on ING Groep
INGA.AS to clarify whether it is interested in acquiring
German rival Commerzbank. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22R7QS
DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP DEQGn.DE
The shopping mall operator confirmed its 2019 targets.
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AUMANN AAGG.DE
Q1 results due
SUEDZUCKER SZUG.DE
Q4 results due
PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN PATGn.DE
The company confirmed its guidance for the year after
reporting first-quarter earnings. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP0011NQ
ZOOPLUS ZO1G.DE
Q1 results due
KWS SAAT KWSG.DE
Q3 results due
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
VONOVIA SE VNAn.DE - 1.44 euros/shr dividend proposed.
HUGO BOSS BOSSn.DE - 2.70 euros/shr dividend proposed.
LEONI AG LEOGn.DE - dividend suspension proposed.
FREENET AG FNTGn.DE - 1.65 euros/shr dividend proposed.
BMW AG - 3.50 euros/shr dividend proposed.
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE FMEG.DE - 1.17 euros/shr dividend
proposed.
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.5 pct, S&P 500 .SPX +0.6 pct, Nasdaq
.IXIC +1.1 pct at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.7 pct, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.3 pct.
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Time: 5:14 GMT.
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