German stocks - Factors to watch on August 5
05/08/2020 05:48
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
CORONAVIRUS
Germany lifted a warning against travelling to four Turkish
seaside provinces with low coronavirus infection rates as part
of a deal to help revive tourism between the two countries.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2F65RK
Germany reported 741 new coronavirus cases and 12 more
deaths.
A second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is highly likely
to hit France in the autumn or winter, the government's top
scientific body warned. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2F62EL
Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are
leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with
the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected rising
three-fold in about five months, the World Health Organization
said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2F25JT
White House negotiators vowed to work "around the clock"
with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on
coronavirus relief by the end of this week. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2F60BN
ALLIANZ ALVG.DE
Q2 results due. Net profit seen at 1.53 billion euros. Poll:
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2F50LG
BMW BMWG.DE
Q2 results due
CONTINENTAL AG CONG.DE
H1 results due
DEUTSCHE POST DPWGn.DE
H1 results due
VONOVIA VNAn.DE
H1 results due
WIRECARD WDIG.DE
Germany's financial watchdog BaFin said it was conducting an
audit of the accounts for the collapsed payments firm covering a
period running from 2017 to 2019. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2F65EI
Sebastian Brehm, a member of the Christian Social Union
(CSU) - the conservative Bavarian sister party to Chancellor
Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) - said his party would
not prevent a parliamentary inquiry into Wirecard if opposition
parties request one, Business Insider reported.
K+S SDFGn.DE
The German minerals miner has shortlisted hedge fund
billionaire James Simons' family office as well as private
equity firms for a sale of its $2 billion Morton Salt business,
people familiar with the matter said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2F65L0
QIAGEN QIA.DE
The company said net sales and adjusted earnings per share
were in line with preliminary results announced in July.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBwc3pBmda
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AFXG.DE
Fiscal Q3 results due
COMMERZBANK CBKG.DE
Q2 results due. Net profit seen at 122.95 million euros.
Poll: urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2F51AU
HANNOVER RUECK HNRGn.DE
H1 results due
SIXT SIXG.DE
The company withdrew its forecast and guidance for 2021 and
2021. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000ABM
LPKF LPKG.DE
H1 results due
NORMA NOEJ.DE
Q2 results due
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
FRESENIUS FREG.DE - Jefferies cuts to underperform from
hold
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE FMEG.DE - Jefferies cuts to hold
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
MTU AERO ENGINES MTXGn.DE - 0.04 eur/shr dividend proposed
EX-DIVIDEND
WACKER CHEMIE WCHG.DE - 0.50 euros/shr dividend
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.6%, S&P 500 .SPX +0.4%, Nasdaq .IXIC
+0.4% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.2%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.3%. .T
.SS
Time: 4:48 GMT
ECONOMY
German July Markit final PMI due at 0755 GMT. Services seen
at 56.7, composite at 55.5
DIARIES DE/DIARY
REUTERS TOP NEWS TOP/NEWS
(Reporting by Berlin, Frankfurt and Gdansk newsrooms)
((frankfurt.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +49 30 2888 5169))