Thursday: German stocks - Factors to watch on March 30

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30/03/2017 05:58

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 30 (Reuters) - The following are 
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday: 
     
    LINDE  LING.DE  
    Opposition is growing among worker representatives of German 
industrial gases group Linde to plans for a merger with U.S. 
rival Praxair  PX.N , the Handelsblatt business daily reported, 
without citing its sources.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1H66EL 
         
    AAREAL BANK  ARLG.DE   
    Annual report due. The lender published preliminary figures 
on Feb. 23 and said it expected its 2017 consolidated operating 
profit to come to 260-300 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0005H9 
     
    GFT TECHNOLOGIES  GFTG.DE   
    Annual report due. The software group published preliminary 
figures on March 1, announced a flat dividend and forecast 2017 
pretax profit of 35 million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1GE7LD 
     
    NORDEX  NDXG.DE   
    Annual report due. The wind turbine maker published 
preliminary figures on March 1, and it has slashed its revenue 
guidance for the year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1GE1EC 
     
    SLM SOLUTIONS  AM3D.DE   
    Annual report due. The group published preliminary figures 
on March 3 and said it expected to return to strong growth in 
2017.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0005S4 
     
    SMA SOLAR  S92G.DE   
    Annual report due. The group published preliminary figures 
on Jan. 26 and forecast a decline in its 2017 EBITDA to 70-90 
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1FG36A 
     
    BAYWA  BYWGnx.DE   
    Full Q4 results due. The group published preliminary figures 
on March 3, announced a flat dividend and forecast a significant 
rise in 2017 earnings.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0005T3 
     
    BET-AT-HOME.COM  ARTG.DE   
    Annual report due. The group published preliminary figures 
on March 6, forecast 2017 EBITDA of 34-38 million euros and has 
announced a total dividend of 7.50 euros for 2016.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1GJ0BB 
     
    BIOTEST  BIOG_p.DE   
    Biotest said it was in discussions with China's Creat Group 
Corp about being taken over for 28.50 euros per ordinary share 
and 19 euros per preference share in a public tender 
offer. FWN1H60WA  
    Annual report due. The group published preliminary figures 
on Feb. 16, with EBIT from continuing operations up 73 percent. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1G106C 
     
    ELRINGKLINGER  ZILGn.DE   
    Full Q4 results due. The automotive supplier published 
preliminary figures on Feb. 28 and said it would issue guidance 
for 2017 on March 30.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0005L9 
     
    HHLA  HHFGn.DE   
    Annual report due. The port logistics firm published 
preliminary figures on Feb. 13 and said it would provide 
guidance on March 30.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0005B3 
         
 
    EX-DIVIDEND  
    DAIMLER  DAIGn.DE  - dividend 3.25 euros/shr 
     
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -0.2 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.1 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  +0.4 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  -0.6 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -1.1 pct. 
    Time: 4.57 GMT.  .T   .SS  
 
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German preliminary March inflation data due at 1200 GMT. CPI 
seen +0.4 pct m/m, +1.9 pct y/y. HICP seen +0.5 pct m/m, +1.9 
pct y/y. 
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Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS