German stocks - Factors to watch on March 13

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13/03/2015 05:56

FRANKFURT, March 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of 
the factors that may move German stocks on Friday: 
     
    GREECE 
    German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday 
the onus was on Greece to help itself and he could not rule out 
an accidental exit of the country from the euro zone. 
 ID:nZ8N0OL00R  
     
    ALLIANZ  ALVG.DE  
    2014 annual report due. The insurer already published 
preliminary results on Feb. 26.  ID:nL5N0W00O1  
     
    COMMERZBANK  CBKG.DE  
    Commerzbank saw its 2014 net profit plunge to 264 million 
euros from a previously reported 602 million euros after it 
booked additional charges to complete a $1.45 billion settlement 
with U.S. authorities over alleged sanctions violations. 
 ID:nFWN0WE04I   ID:nL1N0WE1PL  
     
    THYSSENKRUPP  TKAG.DE  
    ThyssenKrupp has attracted interest from buyout groups and 
peer Aperam  APAM.LU   ISPA.AS  for its high-performance alloy 
unit VDM as it tries to shed unwanted assets from a complex 
deal, sources said.  ID:nL5N0WE4WN  
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    Volkswagen is in talks to sell a 50 percent stake in 
financing arm LeasePlan  LEASP.UL  to a consortium including the 
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a source familiar with the plan 
said, as the carmaker cuts costs and refocuses its business. 
 ID:nL5N0WE4IX  
    Separately, Porsche AG due to hold annual press conference. 
     
    BECHTLE  BC8G.DE  
    Full 2014 results due. The company already published key 
figures on Feb. 6, saying its full-year pretax profit rose about 
20 percent to 107 million euros.  ID:nFWN0VG037  
     
    GFK  GFKG.DE  
    Full 2014 results due. The market researcher already 
reported on Jan. 30 its adjusted operating profit fell to about 
179 million euros from 190.4 million. 
     
    CHEMICALS 
    German trade union IG BCE has raised the prospect of strikes 
after a second round of wage talks with employers in the 
chemicals industry ended on Thursday without agreement. 
 ID:nL5N0WE5IG  
     
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
    MVV ENERGIE  MVVGn.DE  - 0.90 eur/shr dividend proposed 
         
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS 
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +1.5 pct, S&P 500  .SPX  +1.3 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  +0.9 pct at Thursday's close.  ID:nL1N0WE2XW  
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.6 pct at 0549 GMT.  ID:nL4N0WF1CM  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German February wholesale price index due at 0700 GMT.    
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Keywords: GERMANY MARKETS STOCKS