German stocks - Factors to watch on February 17
17/02/2022 05:58
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
CORONAVIRUS
Germany reported 235,626 new infections and 261 more deaths.
Germany will ease COVID-19 restrictions as a wave of
infections from the Omicron coronavirus variant seems to have
passed its peak, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, but
he warned that the pandemic was not over yet. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2UR1VB
BIONTECH 22UAy.DE
Delivery of Pfizer PFE.N and BioNTech's vaccine to combat
the Omicron COVID-19 variant was delayed by several weeks due to
a slower-than expected data gathering process, BionTech Chief
Executive Ugur Sahin told Germany's Bild on Thursday.
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RWE RWEG.DE
RWE said on Wednesday the composition of the power utility's
supervisory board adequately reflects its strategic positioning,
dismissing recent criticism from activist shareholder Enkraft
that this was not the case. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UR6MM
THYSSENKRUPP TKAG.DE
Thyssenkrupp has decided to start a new attempt to merge its
subsidiary Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems with a European
competitor, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Thursday,
citing sources familiar with the matter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2US0B2
MERCEDES-BENZ MBGn.DE
The German car manufacturer is planning to start sharing its
income from autonomous driving with the US chip manufacturer
Nvidia NVDA.O from 2024, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported
on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess expects the car
industry to see widespread autonomous driving within 25 years,
the manager said on Wednesday in a question-and-answer session
on the social media platform Reddit. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2UR68H
BAYER BAYGn.DE
Bayer said short-stature corn seeds would enter commercial
trials in 2023, adding it expects peak sales at 1 billion euros
in North America. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2UR3N5
K+S SDFGn.DE
K+S Canadian rival Nutrien Ltd NTR.TO , NTR.N said on
Wednesday a surge in prices of potash due to robust global
demand and thin supply would boost its profit in 2022.
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COMMERZBANK AG CBKG.DE
Full-year results due.
GERRESHEIMER AG GXIG.DE
Full-year results due.
SARTORIUS AG SATG.DE
Full-year results due.
VILLEROY & BOCH AG VIBG_p.DE
Full-year results due.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG IFXGn.DE - 0.27 eur/shr dividend
proposed
AURUBIS AG NAFG.DE - 1.60 eur/shr dividend proposed
EX-DIVIDEND
STABILUS SA STAB.DE - 1.25 euros/shr dividend
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
BMW BMWG.DE: CREDIT SUISSE STARTS WITH OUTPERFORM RATING AND
EUR 127 TARGET PRICE
VOLKSWAGEN AG VOWG_p.DE: CREDIT SUISSE STARTS WITH
OUTPERFORM RATING AND EUR 225 TARGET PRICE
CONTINENTAL AG CONG.DE: CREDIT SUISSE STARTS WITH
UNDERPERFORM RATING AND EUR 85 TARGET PRICE
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG MBGn.DE: CREDIT SUISSE STARTS WITH
OUTPERFORM RATING AND EUR 90 TARGET PRICE
MTU AERO ENGINES AG MTXGn.DE: JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO EUR 235 FROM EUR 225
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG IFXGn.DE: JEFFERIES STARTS WITH
UNDERPERFORM RATING; EUR 26 TARGET PRICE
AIXTRON SE AIXGn.DE: JEFFERIES STARTS WITH HOLD RATING; EUR
16 TARGET PRICE
BILFINGER SE GBFG.DE: HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO EUR 36
FROM EUR 35
MTU AERO ENGINES AG MTXGn.DE: HSBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
EUR 231 FROM EUR 219
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
!RIC {.DJI} is invalid S&P 500 .SPX +0.1%, Nasdaq .IXIC
-0.1% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.7%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC +0.3%. .T
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Time: 5:58 GMT
ECONOMY
No major German economic data scheduled.
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