German stocks - Factors to watch on April 13

WCM Beteiligungs und Grundbesitz AG

13/04/2015 06:13

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, April 13 (Reuters) - The following are 
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Monday: 
     
    GLOBAL ECONOMY 
    China's export sales contracted 15 percent in March while 
import shipments fell at their sharpest rate since the 2009 
global financial crisis, a shock outcome that deepens concern 
about sputtering Chinese economic growth.  ID:nL4N0XA1JN  
     
    UKRAINE CRISIS 
    High-level gas security talks due this week between Russia, 
Ukraine and the European Commission have been postponed because 
experts need to do more preparatory work, the Commission said on 
Friday.  ID:nL5N0X71RJ  
     
    VOLKSWAGEN  VOWG_p.DE   
    The carmaker has plunged into a full-blown leadership crisis 
after Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn let it be known on 
Saturday he will fight for his job even though the chairman has 
reportedly withdrawn confidence in the CEO.  ID:nL5N0X8099  
    Chairman Ferdinand Piech is facing growing resistance within 
the supervisory board to his criticism of CEO Winterkorn, 
deepening a leadership crisis at a time when Europe's largest 
carmaker is struggling to revive profits.  ID:nL5N0X90G0  
    Separately, March vehicle sales figures due from subsidiary 
Audi  NSUG.DE . 
     
    BMW  BMWG.DE  
    Nissan  7201.T  and BMW said on Friday they are recalling 
more than 165,000 vehicles globally due to potential fuel pump 
failures that could cause an engine to stall or not start. 
 ID:nL2N0X71CO  
     
    DEUTSCHE POST  DPWGn.DE  
    The mail carrier is upbeat on prospects for a deal in union 
talks on Tuesday over working hours and pay, Welt am Sonntag 
reported, citing personnel chief Melanie Kreis. 
    Separately, Wirtschaftswoche reported on Sunday, without 
citing sources, that U.S. rival United Parcel Service plans to 
expand its network in Europe as part of planned 1 billion euros 
of investment.  ID:nL5N0X80EW  
     
    LUFTHANSA  LHAG.DE   
    A Germanwings flight bound for Italy from Germany was 
evacuated late on Sunday due to a bomb threat, the airline said. 
 ID:nL5N0X90W1  
    Separately, March traffic figures due at 1100 GMT. 
     
    RWE  RWEG.DE  
    RWE management has sent workers a letter announcing plans to 
cut administrative costs through a programme called "Lean 
Steering 2.0", Handelsblatt daily reported. It cited company 
sources as saying costs are to be cut by up to 30 percent. 
     
    SIEMENS  SIEGn.DE  
    The industrial group has seen sales in Russia plunge by 
about half due to the country's economic demise, Bild am Sonntag 
reported, citing Chief Executive Joe Kaeser.  ID:nL5N0X9077  
     
    AIRBUS  AIRG.DE  
    A long-running legal dispute surrounding accusations of 
insider trading at Airbus Group  AIR.PA  may not be over despite 
a recent decision to halt a high-profile corporate trial, French 
judicial sources said.  ID:nL5N0X737Q  
    Separately, Airbus said it raised about 1.76 billion euros  
($1.86 billion) in its placement of shares in Dassault Aviation 
 AVMD.PA  after an over-allotment option was fully exercised. 
 ID:nFWN0X7038  
    Separately, the company said on Saturday upon a visit of 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it was ready to build 
military transport aicraft, helicopters and satellites in India. 
 
    BILFINGER  GBFG.DE  
    U.S. supervision of the engineering and services firm's 
compliance rules may need to be extended beyond February 2016, 
Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing a lawyer involved 
in the project.     
     
    KUKA  KU2G.DE  
    The industrial robot maker Kuka is open to further purchases 
after acquiring Swiss logistics group Swisslog last year, Welt 
am Sonntag reported, citing chief executive Till Reuter. 
 ID:nL5N0X90AK  
     
    MTU AERO ENGINES  MTXGn.DE  
    The aircraft engine maker expects more export orders for the 
A400M military transporter, Wirtschaftswoche reported on 
Saturday, citing chief executive Reiner Winkler. He confirmed a 
forecast for profit to reach 420 million euros this year. 
     
    WINCOR NIXDORF  WING.DE  
    The ATM maker warned on Friday that it would miss its sales 
and operating profit guidance for the year and said it would 
restructure its hardware business to halt a slide in revenues. 
 ID:nL5N0X73VV  
         
    BRAAS MONIER  BMSA.DE  
    The company agreed to buy Malaysian clay tile firm Golden 
Clay Industries (GCI) with an enterprise value of about 23 
million euros.  ID:nFWN0X703B  
     
    PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN  P1ZGn.DE  
    The real estate firm plans to offer high-risk, high-reward 
assets in Germany, Euro am Sonntag reported, citing finance 
chief Arwed Fischer. 
     
    ZALANDO  ZALG.DE  
    The online fashion retailer will expand product lines and 
invest in technology, Tagesspiegel reported on Sunday, citing 
chief executive Robert Gentz.  
     
    AIR BERLIN  AB1.DE  
    The airline and Etihad are pondering legal action against a 
possible ban of code share flights, Bild reported on Sunday, 
citing a spokesman for Air Berlin. 
     
    WCM  WCMKk.DE  
    The investment holding company may close a major M&A deal in 
coming months, Welt am Sonntag reported, citing chief executive 
Stavros Efremidis.  ID:nL5N0X8076  
     
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
    HENKEL  HNKG_p.DE   - dividend of 1.31 eur/preference shr, 
1.29 eur/ordinary share proposed 
     
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS  
    DRILLISCH  DRIG.DE  - Citigroup cuts the stock to "neutral" 
from "buy" 
             
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS 
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.55 pct, S&P 500  .SPX  +0.52 pct, Nasdaq 
 .IXIC  +0.43 pct at Friday's close.  ID:nL2N0X71X3  
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.1 pct at 0454 GMT.  ID:nL4N0XA1IK  
     
    SCHAEFFLER 
    South Korea's antitrust regulator said it has decided to 
fine a unit of Schaeffler as well as Japan's Jtekt Corp 
 6473.T , accusing them of colluding on the prices of bearings 
used in Hyundai Motor  005380.KS  and Kia Motors  000270.KS  
cars.  ID:nL4N0XA0B4  
     
    GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA 
    No economic data scheduled. 
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($1 = 0.9442 euros) 
 
 (Reporting by Maria Sheahan and Andreas Cremer) 
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