German stocks - Factors to watch on November 20
20/11/2020 05:43
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
CORONAVIRUS
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany
increased by 23,648 to 879,564, data from the Robert Koch
Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.
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The European Union must only lift coronavirus restrictions
slowly and gradually to avoid another wave of infections, the
head of the bloc's executive said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2I52PO
DAIMLER DAIGn.DE
The European Commission plans to step into the patent
dispute between tech companies and carmakers and may set up a
system to check whether some patents are essential to a
technology standard as claimed, according to a Commission
document. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2I4657
ZALANDO ZALG.DE
German fashion e-tailer Zalando sees growth accelerating
next year, Chief Financial Officer David Schroeder said on
Thursday, after struggling to meet a surge in demand in the
early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2I53W8
DEUTSCHE BOERSE DB1Gn.DE
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc expects its staff to
keep increasing at a clip of more than 10% a year even after its
takeover by German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse, ISS'
chief executive said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2I52FL
GEA G1AG.DE
The ratings agency Fitch said that the company's operating
performance continues to improve despite the pandemic. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFit3KLCKd
SNP SCHNEIDER NEUREITHER & PARTNER SHFG.DE
Michael Eberhardt is to become the new chief executive
officer. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000JRS
FREENET FNTGn.DE
The company said it was repaying debts of 610 million euros
after the sale of Sunrise shares. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000JT1
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG DB1Gn.DE : HSBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR
153 FROM EUR 155
HUGO BOSS AG BOSSn.DE : HSBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO EUR 25
FROM EUR 26
TALANX AG TLXGn.DE : HSBC CUTS TO HOLD FROM BUY
MTU AERO ENGINES AG MTXGn.DE : JP MORGAN CUTS TARGET PRICE
TO EUR 143 FROM EUR 150
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI +0.2%, S&P 500 .SPX +0.4%, Nasdaq .IXIC
+0.9% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.4%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.2%. .T
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Time: 5:43 GMT
GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
German October producer prices due at 0700 GMT. Seen +0.1%
m/m, -0.7% y/y.
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