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BAYER
Indicated 0.5 percent higher
Bayer said late on Monday it agreed to sell back to Kythera
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BMW
Indicated 0.4 percent higher
BMW said it saw strong demand for the i8 hybrid sportscar which will go into series production in April and start customer deliveries in June.
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DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA
Indicated 0.6 percent higher
February traffic figures due at 1200 GMT.
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DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
Indicated 0.2 percent higher
T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US is majority-owned by Deutsche Telekom.
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THYSSENKRUPP
Indicated 0.2 percent lower
Germany's ThyssenKrupp said on Tuesday it would close its railway equipment business, which was damaged by its involvement in a cartel, after failing to secure a sale of its wider railways and construction arm.
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VOLKSWAGEN
Indicated 0.5 percent higher
Premium brand Audi holds its annual press conference.
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HANNOVER RE
Indicated 0.1 percent higher
The group posted a leap in fourth quarter profit to 265 million euros ($368 million), easily beating forecasts, and proposed a dividend of 3 euros per share.
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HOCHTIEF
Indicated 0.1 percent higher
The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing share trading in Leighton Holdings Ltd
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DMG MORI SEIKI
Indicated 0.4 percent higher
The machine tool maker said late on Monday its supervisory board has named Andre Danks as its new finance chief, replacing Kathrin Dahnke who unexpectedly stepped down two weeks ago.
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ADVA OPTICAL
Indicated 0.3 percent higher
The company said late on Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Switzerland-based Oscilloquartz SA for 3 million Swiss francs ($3.42 million).
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GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
German exports rose much more than forecast on the month in January and imports surged even more, narrowing the trade surplus, data showed on Tuesday. Figures from the Federal Statistics Office showed seasonally-adjusted exports up 2.2 percent, well above a consensus forecast for a rise of 1.4 percent.
PRIVATE EQUITY
The private equity arm of Dubai Holding has asked buyout groups to submit binding bids for its German packaging group Mauser, after putting on hold a larger auction which comprised two additional assets, three sources familiar with the transaction told Reuters.
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