FRANKFURT, May 16 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
IRAN
The European Union cannot provide legal and economic
guarantees to Iran after the United States pulled out of the
2015 nuclear accord, but is serious about seeking a way to keep
investment flowing, the EU's top diplomat said on Tuesday.
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NORTH KOREA
North Korea threw next month's unprecedented summit between
Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump into doubt on
Wednesday, threatening weeks of diplomatic progress by saying it
may reconsider if Washington insists on unilateral
denuclearisation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SN1QK
BAYER BAYGn.DE
Calyxt CLXT.O said late on Tuesday that Bayer CropScience
had agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Calyxt in the Delaware
Chancery Court. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1SM1EX
BMW BMWG.DE
Germany's BMW will target a group pre-tax profit of more
than 10 billion euros ($11.9 billion) this year, finance chief
Nicolas Peter told newspaper Handelsblatt, as the carmaker seeks
to achieve double-digit margins in the long run. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1SM94O
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM DTEGn.DE
Germany's Federal Network Regulator said it planned to
auction spectrum for fifth-generation (5G) mobile services in
early 2019, rather than this year as originally planned.
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MERCK MRCG.DE
Finance chief Marcus Kuhnert said guidance Merck provided on
Tuesday was "certainly ambitious", according to an interview
published by Boersen-Zeitung on Wednesday.
SIEMENS SIEGn.DE
Germany's former foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, was
nominated as a director of Siemens Alstom, as the Franco-German
rail venture announced last year finalised its board lineup.
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AIRBUS AIRG.DE
The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday the European
Union had maintained illegal support to Airbus AIR.PA ,
prompting the United States to threaten sanctions against
European products in the first of two key aircraft subsidy
decisions due this year. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1SM7W5
CECONOMY CECG.DE
French electronics retailer Fnac Darty FNAC.PA and
Germany's MediaMarktSaturn said they had signed a memorandum of
understanding to create a European retail alliance on
purchasing, in a bid to boost their efficiency. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N1OE00V
DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP DEQGn.DE
Deutsche Euroshop reported a double-digit gain in
first-quarter profits and reaffirmed its full-year guidance.
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DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK PBBG.DE
Hypo Real Estate placed around 22 million shares in Deutsche
Pfandbriefbank with institutional investors late on Tuesday,
raising around 287 million euros and reducing its stake in the
group to 3.5 percent.
DUERR DUEG.DE
Q1 results due.
LEONI LEOGn.DE
Full Q1 results due. The group published preliminary figures
on May 3 and affirmed its 2018 guidance.
UNIPER UN01.DE
Shareholder advisory and proxy voting firm ISS is
recommending that investors in Uniper do not back a proposal to
appoint a special auditor at the group's annual general meeting,
it said in a note to clients. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1SM9BT
WIRECARD WDIG.DE
Full Q1 results due. The group published preliminary figures
on April 26 and affirmed its 2018 profit forecast. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1S305V
ADLER REAL ESTATE ADLG.DE
Q1 results due. The group lifted its 2018 FFO guidance on
April 30 after it bought back 200 mln euros worth of notes.
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ADO PROPERTIES ADJ.DE
The group raised its guidance for its 2018 FFO 1 run rate to
at least 66 million euros as it reported first-quarter financial
results. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1SM1IE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
DEUTSCHE BOERSE DB1Gn.DE - 2.45 eur/shr dividend proposed
PROSIEBENSAT.1 PSMGn.de - 1.93 eur/shr dividend proposed
SYMRISE