German stocks - Factors to watch on April 27

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27/04/2018 06:10

FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - The following are some of
the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
    
    BAYER  BAYGn.DE , BASF  BASFn.DE 
    Bayer AG said it had agreed to sell more crop science
businesses to BASF in a deal worth up to 1.7 billion euros 
($2.06 billion) that fulfils undertakings to the European Union
and other regulators as part of its takeover of Monsanto Co.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1S30QX
    
    CONTINENTAL  CONG.DE 
    Key Q1 figures due. Adjusted EBIT seen down 6 percent at 1.1
billion euros. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1S32VU
    
    DEUTSCHE TELEKOM  DTEGn.DE  
    U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc  TMUS.O  and Sprint
Corp  S.N  have made progress in negotiating merger terms and
are aiming to successfully complete deal talks as early as next
week, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1S32OL
    
    DAIMLER  DAIGn.DE  
    Q1 results due. Adjusted EBIT seen up 4 percent at 3.5
billion euros. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1S23QY
    
    RWE  RWEG.DE 
    RWE shareholders approved a 1.50 euro dividend, comprising
an ordinary payout of 50 cents and a one-time dividend of 1 euro
from a refund of a nuclear tax that was ruled unconstitutional.
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE , AUDI  NSUG.DE 
    Audi Q1 results due. Parent Volkswagen already said that
Audi posted Q1 operating profit of 1.30 billion euros.
    
    AIRBUS  AIRG.DE 
    Airbus  AIR.PA  posted a slender first-quarter profit after
delays in engine deliveries for its A320neo passenger jet, and
it also cut production of the larger A330 due to weak demand.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0003X7
    
    DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP  DEQGn.DE 
    Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
on March 5 and raised its dividend. [
    
    FUCHS PETROLUB  FPEG_p.DE 
    The group reported a 2 percent decline in first-quarter
EBIT, citing currency effects, and affirmed its guidance for
2018.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0003XD
    
    SALZGITTER  SZGG.DE 
    Salzgitter Group raised its forecast for 2018 pre-tax
profits to between 250 million and 300 million euros after a
strong first-quarter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0003WU
    
    STROEER  SAXG.DE 
    Capital Markets Day due.
    
    MORPHOSYS  MORG.DE 
    The company announced the approval of Tremfya in South
Korea.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1S31QB
    
    NEMETSCHEK  NEKG.DE 
    The group affirmed its 2018 guidance after reporting a 13
percent rise in first-quarter revenues.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0003XC
    
    GRENKE  GLJn.DE 
    Q1 results due. Pretax profit seen up 4 percent at 37.5
million euros. Poll:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1S163A
    
    HAMBORNER REIT  HABG.DE 
    The group named Baerbel Schomberg as its new supervisory
board chairman.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0003XE
    
    SIXT  SIXG.DE 
    Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
on March 15.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0001ZF
    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    CONTINENTAL  CONG.DE  - 4.50 eur/shr dividend proposed
    MERCK  MRCG.DE  - 1.25 eur/shr dividend proposed
            
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    RWE  RWEG.DE  - 0.50 eur/shr dividend 
    ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT  AOXG.DE  - 0.52 eur/shr dividend 
    DEUTZ  DEZG.DE  - 0.15 eur/shr dividend 
    HAMBORNER REIT  HABG.DE  - 0.45 eur/shr dividend 
    SAF HOLLAND  SFQN.DE  - 0.45 eur/shr dividend 
           
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    NORDEX  NDXG.DE  - Berenberg starts with "hold" rating,
price target 9.50 euros
    SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS  SHLG.DE  - Credit Suisse starts with
"neutral" rating, price target 33.50 euros
    FERRATUM  FRU.DE  - Berenberg starts with "buy", price
target 34 euros
    TELE COLUMBUS  TC1n.DE  - Goldman Sachs cuts to "neutral"
from "buy"
            
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.0 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +1.0 pct, Nasdaq
 .IXIC  +1.6 pct at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.5 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.6 pct.
    Time: 5.10 GMT.  .T   .SS 
    
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
    German March import prices due at 0600 GMT. Seen +0.1 pct
m/m, flat y/y.
    German April jobless figures due at 0800 GMT. Seen -15,000,
unemployment rate flat at 5.3 pct.
        
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