Hold Thu: German stocks - Factors to watch on March 10

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10/03/2016 07:27

FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - The DAX top-30 index 
 .GDAXI  looked set to open 0.1 percent lower on Wednesday, 
according to premarket data from brokerage Lang & Schwarz at 
0727 GMT. 
    The following are some of the factors that may move German 
stocks: 
     
    ECB 
    The European Central Bank is set to unveil its second 
stimulus cocktail in three months on Thursday, spurred by fears 
that low energy costs are feeding into wages and prices, 
potentially perpetuating ultra-low inflation.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16H2RN 
     
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE  DB1Gn.DE  
    Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc  NDAQ.O  said on Wednesday it 
would buy International Securities Exchange from Deutsche Borse 
AG for $1.1 billion.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N16H5C5 
             
    K+S  SDFGn.DE   
    Salt and fertiliser supplier K+S warned of a significant 
drop in operating profit this year, citing lower potash prices 
and output restrictions at its German mines due to stricter 
regulation of waste water discharge.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16I0MB 
         
    LINDE  LING.DE   
    Linde, the world's biggest industrial gases company by 
sales, said operating profit could decline by as much as 3 
percent this year amid a difficult market environment for gases 
and as the low oil price continues to weigh on its plant 
construction business.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nF9N16400P 
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    Volkswagen AG's top U.S. executive is stepping down nearly 
six months after the German automaker admitted to installing 
software to allow 580,000 diesel U.S. vehicles to emit excess 
emissions, the company said on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N16I065 
 
    DMG MORI  GILG.DE  
    Q4 results due. 
     
    FRAPORT  FRAG.DE  
    Frankfurt airport passenger traffic rose 3.8 pct in Feb. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16H059  
     
    GEA GROUP  G1AG.DE   
    Annual report due. The food processing equipment maker 
published preliminary results on Feb. 4, with quarterly core 
profit beating consensus.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N15J0Q5 
     
    HANNOVER RE  HNRGn.DE   
    German reinsurer Hannover Re raised its total dividend to 
4.75 euros per share for 2015 from 4.25 euros, after net profit 
surpassed the billion-euro mark for the first time.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16I02Z 
     
    HUGO BOSS  BOSSn.DE   
    German fashion house Hugo Boss is taking a range of steps to 
try to revive its fortunes, including reviewing costs and the 
further expansion of its own stores, after its chief executive 
stepped down last month following a profit warning.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nF9N16400Q 
     
    LEG IMMOBILIEN  LEGn.DE   
    LEG's 2015 FFO 1 rose 25.9 pct to 206 mln eur.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16I00E 
     
    RTL  RRTL.DE   
    European broadcaster RTL Group reported broadly in-line 2015 
earnings, helped by growth in advertising revenue in its most 
important market Germany and favourable exchange rates. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N16I149 
     
    EVOTEC  EVTG.DE  
    Evotec said it had achieved a milestone in collaboration 
with Padlock Therapeutics.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN16I02V  
     
    TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND  O2Dn.DE   
    Annual report due. The company already published preliminary 
results on Feb. 25, with operating income before depreciation 
and amortisation up 20 percent, beating expectations. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nF9N10H01Q 
     
    SCHALTBAU  SLTG.DE   
    Full Q4 results due. The company published preliminary 
results on Jan. 19.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN15301E 
         
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.2 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  +0.5 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  +0.6 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  +1.3 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -2 pct. 
    Time: 7.27 GMT.  .T   .SS  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German January trade balance 18.9 bln eur vs 18.8 bln, with 
exports -0.5 pct m/m seasonally adjusted, imports +1.2 pct. 
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Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS