German stocks - Factors to watch on October 13

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13/10/2017 06:11

FRANKFURT, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
factors that may move German stocks on Friday: 
     
    ECB 
    European Central Bank policymakers broadly agree to extend 
asset purchases at a lower volume at their October policy 
meeting with views converging on a nine-month extension, five 
people with direct knowledge of the discussion told Reuters. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1MN2CW 
     
    COMMERZBANK  CBKG.DE  
    The German Finance Ministry said on Thursday that it was not 
under time pressure to sell its stake in Commerzbank. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nB4N1KT024 
     
    DEUTSCHE BANK  DBKGn.DE   
    Deutsche Bank, Citigroup  C.N  and HSBC  HSBA.L  have agreed 
to pay a combined $132 million to settle a U.S. class action 
brought by futures traders accusing them of manipulating the 
Libor benchmark interest rate, according to a U.S. court filing 
on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1MN29V 
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE  
    Volkswagen will make its three mass-market brands more 
distinct to reduce overlaps and defuse tensions within the 
carmaking group, its chief executive said on Thursday. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MN52O 
     
    AIRBUS  AIRG.DE  
    U.S. aviation authorities have ordered visual inspections of 
fan hubs in engines used on some Airbus  AIR.PA  A380 jets after 
an engine came apart on an Air France  AIRF.PA  flight last 
month, forcing it to make an emergency landing.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1MO26E 
     
    HOCHTIEF  HOTG.DE  
    Spanish builder ACS  ACS.MC  will launch next week a 
cash-and-share offer for toll road operator Abertis  ABE.MC , 
sources said on Thursday. The offer is expected to be roughly 
half in cash and the rest in newly issued shares in Hochtief, 
they said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1MN6C8 
     
    INNOGY  IGY.DE  
    Germany's largest energy group on Thursday issued a 850 
million euros corporate green bond to refinance wind power 
projects in Europe, it said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1MN0JC 
     
    VOLTABOX  VBX.DE  
    Shares due to start trading on Frankfurt stock exchange. 
     
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS  
    FRAPORT  FRAG.DE  - RBC cuts to "underperform" from "sector 
perform", raises price target to 75 euros from 58 euros 
             
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS   
    Dow Jones  .DJI  -0.1 pct, S&P 500 .SPX  -0.2 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  -0.2 pct at close.  .N  
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.9 pct, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.1 pct. 
    Time: 5.11 GMT.  .T   .SS  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    German final September inflation data due at 0600 GMT. CPI 
seen +0.1 pct m/m, +1.8 pct y/y; HICP seen flat m/m, +1.8 pct 
y/y. 
             
    EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH  WATCH/EU  
    DIARIES  DE/DIA   WEU/EQUITY  
    REUTERS TOP NEWS  TOP/NEWS  
 
 (Reporting by Christoph Steitz and Maria Sheahan) 
 ((maria.sheahan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1286; Reuters 
Messaging: maria.sheahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: GERMANY STOCKS/FACTORS