German stocks - Factors to watch on March 8
08/03/2021 05:36
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Monday:
CORONAVIRUS
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by
5,011 to 2,505,193, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death
toll increased by 34 to 71,934, the tally showed. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2L60A1
THYSSENKRUPP TKAG.DE
Thyssenkrupp's steel unit must cut costs to reach a point
where it no longer needs financial support from the group, Chief
Executive Martina Merz said in an internal memo to staff seen by
Reuters on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2L34ZU
CECONOMY AG CECG.DE
The trading group said, the Chief Executive Officer of
Media-Saturn-Holding, Ferran Reverter Planet, would quit as of
30 June 2021. Operations would be run by other board members at
Media-Saturn-Holding. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000X7L
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
INDEX CHANGES
Exchange operator Deutsche Boerse made a further change to
small caps index SDAX .SDAXI that had erroneously been omitted
in last week's revision. SGL Carbon SGCG.DE will replace
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG DBANn.DE in the SDAX on March 22.
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +1.9%, S&P 500 .SPX +1.9%, Nasdaq .IXIC
+1.6% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.6%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -1.2%. .T
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ECONOMY
German January Industrial Production due at 0700 GMT. Seen
0.2% m/m.
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