German stocks - Factors to watch on August 28

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28/08/2020 05:52

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany called on its citizens to stop travelling to
countries and regions considered to have a high risk related to
the coronavirus pandemic and announced plans for stricter
quarantine rules.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2FT26G
    Germany reported 1,571 new coronavirus infections.
    The World Health Organization reiterated its advice that
resources permitting, people exposed to the novel coronavirus
should be tested even if they do not show immediate symptoms of
infection.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2FT6A9
    Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough
coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over,
a push the government hopes will instil confidence that it can
host a delayed summer Olympics next year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FG1DB
    
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE 
    The company said there were "bumps" in sealing its $11
billion settlement of thousands of U.S. lawsuits over its
Roundup weed killer after a U.S. judge cast doubt on the
progress of the agreement.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FT4KL
    
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE  DB1Gn.DE  
    Creditors of Iran have filed a suit in a New York court
seeking to require Deutsche Boerse's Clearstream unit to
surrender assets that allegedly belong to the country's central
bank, the stock exchange operator said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000BC5
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    The company plans to target new investors with a green bond
in excess of 1 billion euros in September, the Wall Street
Journal reported.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FT5F6
    The association of Volkswagen dealers expects sales of new
cars to be down 20-25% in 2020, its head Dirk Weddigen told
merkur.de news site.
    
    FREENET  FNTGn.DE 
    Media and Games Invest  M8G.DE  announced it agreed to
acquire Freenet's subsidiary Freenet Digital as part of a
strategic partnership.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ8WsRDma

    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    FRESENIUS  FMEG.DE  - 0.84 eur/shr dividend proposed
  
    
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    DEUTSCHE POST  DPWGn.DE  - 1.15 eur/shr dividend
    FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE  FMEG.DE  - 1.20 eur/shr dividend
    LANXESS  LXSG.DE  - 0.95 eur/shr dividend
    JUNGHEINRICH  JUNG_p.DE  - 0.48 eur/shr dividend
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    HELLOFRESH  HFGG.DE  - Credit Suisse starts with
'outperform' rating
        
    
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.6%, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.2%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-0.3% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.4%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.5%.  .T 
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    Time: 4:52 GMT
    
    
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
    German September GfK consumer sentiment due at 0600 GMT.
Seen at 1.2 
    German July import prices due at 0600 GMT. Seen +0.2% m/m,
-4.7% y/y
    
    
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