German stocks - Factors to watch on March 29
29/03/2018 05:58
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 29 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
AUTOS BMWG.DE DAIGn.DE VOWG_p.DE
Germany must do all it can to avert driving bans for diesel
cars, the country's new finance minister said in an interview
published on Thursday, urging cities and local communities to
boost investments in charging stations for electric cars.
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Separately, seven U.S. states and 16 major automakers
including Volkswagen are launching a joint $1.5 million
advertising campaign to prod Americans to buy electric vehicles.
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DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE
John Cryan, the chief executive of Deutsche Bank, said in a
memo to staff on Wednesday he was "absolutely committed" to the
lender, a day after Reuters and other news organisations
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HOCHTIEF HOTG.DE
Australian subsidiary Cimic CIM.AX said its Thiess unit
had secured a A$140 million ($107.3 million) increase to its
contract for coal mining services at Mt. Owen. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RA10D
K+S SDFGn.DE
The Indian cabinet on Wednesday slashed subsidies for
potash-based fertiliser by more than 10 percent for the next
fiscal year beginning April 1, as the world's leading importer
of the crop nutrient tries to contain a fiscal deficit.
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COMPUGROUP MEDICAL COPMa.DE
Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
on Feb. 5 and forecast continued sales growth and improved
profitability in 2018. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1PS1M7
NEMETSCHEK NEKG.DE
The company said it expected its EBITDA margin to be between
25 and 27 percent this year, and said it wanted sales to be over
600 mln eur in 2020. The group had already published
preliminary results on Feb. 5 and unveiled a raised dividend on
March 22. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1RA0XV
RIB SOFTWARE RIB.DE
Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
on Feb. 15 and issued 2018 guidance on March 16. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM000JBT
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S&T SANT1.DE
Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
on Jan. 17 and forecast EBITDA would jump by 30 percent in 2018.
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SOFTWARE AG SOWGn.DE
Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
and issued its 2018 guidance on Jan. 25. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1PK0KL
RHOEN-KLINIKUM RHKG.DE
Annual report due. The group published preliminary results
on Feb. 23 and forecast a rise in 2018 operating earnings.
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TELE COLUMBUS TC1n.DE
Q4 results due.
EX-DIVIDEND
ISRA VISION ISRG.DE - dividend 0.59 eur/shr
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI unchanged, S&P 500 .SPX -0.3 pct, Nasdaq
.IXIC -0.9 pct at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 +0.1 pct, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.1 pct.
Time: 4.58 GMT. .T .SS
GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
German March jobless figures due at 0800 GMT. Seen -15,000,
unemployment rate seen at 5.3 pct vs 5.4 pct.
Separately, prelimlinary German inflation data for March due
at 1200 GMT. CPI seen +0.5 pct m/m, +1.7 pct y/y; HICP seen +0.5
pct m/m, +1.6 pct y/y.
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