German stocks - Factors to watch on May 20

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20/05/2020 05:43

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, May 20 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 797 to 176,007, data from the Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2D209Q
    
    THYSSENKRUPP  TKAG.DE 
    Tata Steel Europe  TISC.NS  has resumed negotiations with
Thyssenkrupp for a possible merger almost a year after the two
companies called off a joint venture proposal, Business Standard
reported on Wednesday citing investment bankers.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2D20UP
    
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE 
    Volkswagen has agreed to pay 9 million euros ($9.9 million)
in a deal with a German court to end legal proceedings against
its chairman and chief executive, who were accused of holding
back market-moving information on rigged emissions tests.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2D167V
    
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE 
    Lufthansa is bracing for hundreds of aircraft to remain
grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic well into 2022 and that
further job cuts at its maintenance and catering businesses were
inevitable.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2D15LC
    
    AAREAL BANK  ARLG.DE 
    German real estate lender Aareal Bank said it was inviting
bids from financial investors for a significant minority stake
in its Aareon unit to help finance the software business's
future growth.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0006ZV
    
    Fresenius Medical Care  FMEG.DE 
    The company said it had Placed Bonds With A Volume Of 1.25
billion euros ($1.37 billion).  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2D1104
    
    CTS Eventim AG & Co KgaA  EVDG.DE 
    First-quarter results due.
    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    DEUTSCHE BANK AG  DBKGn.DE  - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed
    SAP SE  SAPG.DE  - 1.58 eur/shr dividend proposed
    UNITED INTERNET AG  UTDI.DE  - 0.50 eur/shr dividend
proposed
    UNIPER SE  UN01.DE  - 1.15 eur/shr dividend proposed
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING AG  O2Dn.DE  - 0.17 eur/shr
dividend proposed
    AIXTRON SE  AIXGn.DE  - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed
    PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG  PV.DE  - 1.25 eur/shr
dividend proposed
    KLOECKNER & CO. SE  KCOGn.DE  - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed
    SAF HOLLAND SA  SFQN.DE  - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed
    
            
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG  DB1Gn.DE  - 2.90 euros/shr dividend
    RHEINMETALL AG  RHMG.DE  - 2.40 euros/shr dividend
    1&1 DRILLISCH AG  DRIG.DE  - 0.05 euros/shr dividend

        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 
    GEA GROUP AG  G1AG.DE : HSBC CUTS TO HOLD FROM BUY
        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -1.6%, S&P 500 .SPX  -1%, Nasdaq  .IXIC 
-0.5% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.2%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.5%.  .T 
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    Time: 4:43 GMT

    
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
    No major economic data scheduled.
    
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