German stocks - Factors to watch on February 23

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

23/02/2021 05:58

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    The German government is reworking its strategy to vaccinate
the nation against COVID-19 as its campaign, which has faltered
due to a lack of supply, also faces public resistance to the
shot from AstraZeneca Plc  AZN.L .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2KS2GJ
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 3,883 to 2,394,811, data from the Robert Koch
Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The
reported death toll rose by 415 to 68,318, the tally showed.
    
    KNORR BREMSE  KBX.DE 
    Knorr Bremse, a German maker of braking systems for trains
and commercial vehicles, said that its free cash flow last year
beat market expectations.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2KS29A
    
    QIAGEN  QIA.DE 
    The company appointed Thomas Ebeling to the supervisory
board.
    
    DELIVERY HERO  DHER.DE 
    Delivery Hero said the placement price for new shares issued
in connection with existing stock option program and sold for
option holders was set at 111.50 euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000UXW
    
    COVESTRO  1COV.DE 
    Fourth-quarter results due.
    
    FRESENIUS  FREG.DE 
    Fourth-quarter results due.
    
    FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE  FMEG.DE 
    Fourth-quarter results due.
    
    HEIDELBERGCEMENT  HEIG.DE 
    Fourth-quarter and full-year results due.
    
    SCOUT24  G24n.DE 
    Fourth-quarter and full-year results due.
    
    SOFTWARE AG  SOWGn.DE 
    Capital Markets Day due.
    
    BEFESA  BFSA.DE 
    Preliminary full-year results due.
    
    INDUS HOLDING  INHG.DE 
    Preliminary full-year results due.
    
    JOST WERKE  JSTG.DE 
    Fourth-quarter results due.
    
    PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY  PV.DE 
    Full-year results due.
    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    OSRAM LICHT AG  OSRn.DE  - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    ADIDAS AG  ADSGn.F : CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TO NEUTRAL FROM
UNDERPERFORM
     DEUTSCHE BANK AG  DBKGn.DE : BARCLAYS RAISES TO EQUAL
WEIGHT FROM UNDERWEIGHT
    
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.1%, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.8%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-2.5% at close.  .N 
    Japanese markets closed, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.5%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:56 GMT

    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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