German stocks - Factors to watch on January 18

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18/01/2021 05:56

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Monday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be
allowed to go to restaurants and cinemas earlier than others, a
German minister said, contradicting other cabinet members who
have so far opposed special freedoms for those inoculated.
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    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 7,141 to 2,040,659, data from the Robert Koch
Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The
reported death toll rose by 214 to 46,633, the tally showed.
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE , CUREVAC  5CV.DE 
    German pharmaceutical giant Bayer is examining whether it
can help CureVac to produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine,
its chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JS08A
  
    FRAPORT  FRAG.DE 
    Fraport publishes December traffic figures
    
    UNIPER  UN01.DE , WINTERSHALL   WINT.UL 
    The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 (NS2) consortium is due to
start pipe laying in Danish waters next Friday, according to the
Russian embassy. 
    Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd  WPL.AX  said on Monday
the amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) it supplies to German
utility Uniper SE would be doubled under an expanded deal.
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    MUNICH RE  MUVGn.DE 
    The company said it would increase its stake in
Hypovereinsbank Group (HVB) to 25.7%.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2JQ11F

    
    BIONTECH  22UAy.DE 
    BioNTech said its COVID-19 vaccine may be transported in
diluted form in the vial or as a ready-to-use vaccine dose in
the syringe for up to six hours at 2-8°C.
    
    AAREAL BANK  ARLG.DE 
    Aareal Bank says it expects a consolidated operating loss in
a double-digit million euro amount for the 2020 financial year.
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    MEDIA GAMES AND INVEST  M8G.DE 
    Media And Games Invest said it has agreed to acquire U.S.
game developer Kingsisle Entertainment for up to $126 million.
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    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    * NORDEX SE  NDXG.DE : HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 29
FROM EUR 22
    * DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG  LHAG.DE : HSBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 3.5 FROM EUR 4
    * FRAPORT  FRAG.DE : HSBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR 48 FROM
EUR 50
    * INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG  IFXGn.DE : GOLDMAN SACHS RAISES
TO BUY FROM NEUTRAL,  GOLDMAN SACHS RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR
42.7 FROM EUR 27.5
    * DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG  DBANn.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES
TARGET PRICE TO EUR 43 FROM EUR 40
    * BEIERSDORF AG  BEIG.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 94 FROM EUR 91
    * 1&1 DRILLISCH AG  DRIG.DE : CITIGROUP CUTS TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 19.60 FROM EUR 23
    * HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG  HEIG.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET
PRICE TO EUR 79 FROM EUR 78
    * HELLA  HLE.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 62
FROM EUR 51
    
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -0.6%, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.7%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-0.9% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -1%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +1.2%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:56 GMT

    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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