FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:
MERCK MRCG.DE
Q1 results due. Adjusted EBITDA seen up 10 percent at 1.19 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Poll: Merck (NS:MERK) said late on Tuesday its Glucophage sustained release formulation, metformin, received label extension for patients at high risk of type 2 diabetes in the UK. TKAG.DE
A Tata Steel TISC.NS deal to separate its 15 billion-pound ($19 billion) UK pension scheme still leaves many questions unanswered for a potential merger with Thyssenkrupp's European steel operations, a source close to Thyssenkrupp said. VOWG_p.DE
Audi's NSUG.DE Rupert Stadler will be given another five years as chief executive, the company said late on Wednesday, as Volkswagen's luxury division seeks to demonstrate continuity ahead of its annual shareholder meeting. L8N1IJ2IY
Separately, the president of Germany's association of Volkswagen and Audi partnerships told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung that dealers felt let down by a lack of technical support from Volkswagen in the wake of its diesel-emissions scandal, and that the trust between dealers and VW was "massively harmed".
SUEDZUCKER SZUG.DE
Q4 results due.
WIRECARD WDIG.DE
Q1 results due.
ZOOPLUS ZO1G.DE
Q1 results due.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
DEUTSCHE BANK DBKGn.DE - 0.19 eur/shr dividend proposed
DRILLISCH DRIG.DE - 1.80 eur/shr dividend proposed
UNITED INTERNET UTDI.DE - 0.80 eur/shr dividend proposed
AMADEUS FIRE AMDG.DE - 3.66 eur/shr dividend proposed
CAPITAL STAGE HWAG.DE - 0.20 eur/shr dividend proposed
AUDI NSUG.DE
EX-DIVIDEND
DEUTSCHE BOERSE DB1Gn.DE - dividend 2.35 eur/shr
LEG IMMOBILIEN LEGn.DE - dividend 2.76 eur/shr
SYMRISE SY1G.DE - dividend 0.85 eur/shr
SOFTWARE AG SOWG.DE - dividend 0.60 eur/shr
BET-AT-HOME.COM ARTG.DE - dividend 7.50 eur/shr
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI -1.8 pct, S&P 500 .SPX -1.8 pct, Nasdaq .IXIC -2.6 pct at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -1.5 pct, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -0.2 pct.
Time: 4.53 GMT. .T .SS
GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
No economic data scheduled.
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