German stocks - Factors to watch on August 18

Yoc AG

18/08/2021 06:10

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, August 18 (Reuters) - The following are
some of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    POLITICS
    Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) overtook the Greens to
narrow the gap with conservatives, a Forsa poll showed before a
Sept. 26 election.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2PP0EY9
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 8,324 new infections and 22 more deaths.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2PP070
    
    ALLIANZ  ALVG.DE  
    Allianz said it would carry out a share buy-back programme
with a volume of up to 20,000,000 shares for up to 750 million
euros  ($878.18 million) between Wednesday and the end of the
year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2PO0LV 
    
    WACKER CHEMIE  WCHG.DE  
    Jinkosolar Holding Co Subsidiary Jinko Solar Co signed a
long-term supply agreement with Wacker for over 70,000 metric
tons Of polysilicon  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2PO1BJ9
    
    DAIMLER/GEELY  DAIGn.DE 
    China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd  0175.HK , which has
an investment in Daimler AG, said its first-half net profit grew
4%, as the world's biggest car market recovers. [nL1N2PO06N9
    
    YOC  YOCG.DE 
    Yoc said its profit after tax was up in the first half at
EUR 400,000.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN001K90
            
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    S&P 500 .SPX  -0.7%, Nasdaq  .IXIC  -0.9% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.7%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  +0.6%.  .T 
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    Time: 5:09 GMT

    ECONOMY
    No major German economic data scheduled.
    
    
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