German stocks - Factors to watch on June 2

ZEAL Network SE

02/06/2021 05:40

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, June 2 (Reuters) - The following are some
of the factors that may move German stocks on Wednesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Germany reported 4,917 new infections and 179 more deaths.
    
    BIONTECH  22UAy.DE 
    The European health regulator on Tuesday recommended the
approval of additional manufacturing and filling lines at a site
in Puurs, Belgium, which makes Pfizer  PFE.N /BioNTech's
COVID-19 vaccine.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2NJ3VI
    
    Germany's top diplomat in Taipei said his government has
been helping in talks between Taiwan and drugmaker BioNTech to
supply COVID-19 vaccines, after Taiwan said a deal fell apart
earlier this year due to Chinese "intervention".  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2NK04V
    
    AUTO1 GROUP  AG1G.DE 
    Shareholders in the German used-car platform intend to place
up to 9.7 million AUTO1 shares via an accelerated bookbuild, the
boookrunner said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2NJ510
    
    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
    
    EVONIK  EVKn.DE  - 1.73 eur/shr dividend proposed
    ECKERT & ZIEGLER  EUZG.DE  - 0.45 eur/shr dividend proposed
        
    EX-DIVIDEND 
    
    DEUTSCHE WOHNEN  DWNG.DE  - 1.03 euros/shr dividend
    LINDE  LINI.DE  - 3.51 euros/shr dividend
    PROSIEBENSAT.1  PSMGn.DE  - 0.49 euros/shr dividend
    SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY  S92G.DE  - 0.30 euros/shr dividend
    ZEAL NETWORK  TIMAn.DE  - 0.90 euros/shr dividend
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS 

        
    OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS  
    Dow Jones  .DJI  +0.1%, S&P 500 .SPX  unchanged, Nasdaq
 .IXIC  -0.1% at close.  .N 
    Nikkei  .N225  +0.4%, Shanghai stocks  .SSEC  -0.7%.  .T 
 .SS 
    Time: 4:40 GMT
    
    
    ECONOMY
    The German economy, Europe's largest, should grow by between
3.4% and 3.7% this year, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on
Tuesday, offering a more upbeat outlook than when the government
raised its forecast at the end of April.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2NJ578
    
    German April retail sales due at 0600 GMT. Seen -2.0% m/m,
+10.1% y/y. 
    
    
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