German stocks - Factors to watch on Thursday, August 18

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18/08/2022 05:46

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
    
    UKRAINE
    Ukrainian forces said on Thursday they had beaten back a
Russian attack in the southern region of Kherson, while shelling
by Kremlin forces in Kharkiv in Ukraine's north killed seven
people as the near six-month war grinds on with no let up in
fighting.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZT2GN
    
    ENERGY
    Germany is likely to miss a November target for gas storage
levels set by the government to avoid an energy crisis, the head
of the Bundesnetzagentur energy regulator told German media
outlet t-online on Thursday, warning Europe's biggest economy
faced two tough winters.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZT27X
    
    HELLA  HLE.DE  
    Half year results due.
    
    SLM SOLUTIONS  AM3D.DE 
    Half year results due.
    
    HAMBURG COMMERCIAL BANK HSH.UL  
    Half year results due.
    
    BAYERNLB  BAYLB.UL 
    Half year results due.
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    COVESTRO AG  1COV.DE : HSBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR 48 FROM
EUR 57
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -0.5%, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.7%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-1.3% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.9%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.5%.  .T 
 .SS 
    Time: 4:44 GMT

    
    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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