German stocks - Factors to watch on March 31
31/03/2021 05:58
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
CORONAVIRUS
Germany reported 17,051 new infections and 249 more deaths.
Germany will from Wednesday limit the use of AstraZeneca's
AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and above as well as
high-priority groups following further reports of a rare brain
blood disorder. "We have to be able trust the vaccines,"
Chancellor Angela Merkel said. "And transparency is the best way
to deal with such a situation," she added.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor
Angela Merkel discussed possible cooperation on vaccines with
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a joint video conference on
Tuesday, Macron's office said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LS6YU
The Irish government is considering adding more countries to
a list subject to mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival because
of the coronavirus, including the United States, Germany and
France, Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2LS0ZC
BAYER BAYGn.DE
German chemicals group Bayer is preparing to launch an
auction for its pest control unit Bayer Environmental Science
(BES) seen worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in
the summer, people close to the matter said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LS6B4
SIEMENS SIEGn.DE
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it would
investigate a patent infringement complaint filed by a
California-based company over smart thermostats and other
related systems. Privately held EcoFactor Inc claims a number of
major smart thermostats and related systems infringe on its
patents, including Alphabet Inc's Google Nest GOOGL.O , Emerson
Electric Co EMR.N and Siemens AG SIEGn.DE . urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2LS20N
VOLSKWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
German automaker Volkswagen AG's VOWG_p.DE U.S. unit issued
a false news release on Tuesday claiming it would rename its
U.S. operations as "Voltswagen of America" in a marketing stunt
designed to call attention to its electric vehicle efforts, the
company said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2LS121
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR DLGS.DE
Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp's 6723.T finance chief
told a shareholders meeting on Wednesday that while a fire at
its chipmaking plant would have immense impact on short-term
finances, the medium-term impact will be limited. That financial
impact will not affect plans to buy Dialog Semiconductor PLC.
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STELLANTIS STLA.MI STLA.PA
Stellantis, the world's fourth largest carmaker, plans to
offer an electric version of the Opel Astra and a hybrid Peugeot
308 among new additions to its electrified range this year.
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VARTA VAR1.DE
Full-year report due.
MEDIOS ILM1k.DE
Full-year report due.
HOME24 H24.DE
Full-year report due.
AAREAL BANK ARLG.DE
Full-year report due.
STRATEC SBSG.DE
Full-year report due.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
DAIMLER DAIGn.DE - 1.35 eur/shr dividend proposed
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
BIONTECH SE BNTX.O : BERENBERG RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $130
FROM $126
BIONTECH SE BNTX.O : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $104
FROM $90
ENCAVIS AG ECVG.DE : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR
15.5 FROM EUR 13.5
ELRINGKLINGER AG ZILGn.DE : JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO EUR 10 FROM EUR 9
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
S&P 500 .SPX -0.3%, Nasdaq .IXIC -0.1% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.7%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -0.6%. .T
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Time: 4:58 GMT
ECONOMY
German unemployment due at 0755 GMT. Change seen at -3k,
rate seen at 6.0%.
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