BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
CORONAVIRUS
Germany reported 14,432 new infections and 500 more deaths.
Moderna MRNA.O said it was informed by the European Medicines Agency certain documents related to pre-submission talks of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate were unlawfully accessed in a cyberattack on the medicines regulator. stocks drifted lower as worries about increasing COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns overshadowed optimism about the roll-out of coronavirus vaccinations. will move into England's highest tier of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said, citing increased infection rates that may be partly linked to a new variant of the coronavirus. EONGn.DE
The group's supervisory board is scheduled to meet and could potentially decide on the succession of Johannes Teyssen, who said he would step down at the end of 2021.
VOLKSWAGEN VOWG_p.DE
The supervisory board said CEO Herbert Diess had its full support as he leads a new executive team to transform the automaker but stopped short of bringing forward a contract extension. B4B.DE
The trading group said it expects adjusted EBITDA to decline by a mid-double-digit million euro amount during its fiscal year 2020/21, banking on a recovery in the hospitality and tourism industry. SY1G.DE
The fragrance and flavours maker has been the subject of a cyber attack in an attempt to extort a ransom, Handelsblatt reported. Large parts of its production had to be temporarily suspended.
AIRBUS AIRG.DE
The head of the planemaker called for an end to separate diplomatic squabbles over Britain's exit from the EU and a transatlantic aircraft subsidy dispute that collectively overshadow its business. CECG.DE
The consumer electronics group struck a deal to take full control of Media-Saturn, resolving a dispute with the family of late co-founder Erich Kellerhals. Ceconomy will acquire a 21.62% stake in the subsidiary for a total of about 815 million euros in Ceconomy shares, convertible bonds and cash. VIEWS
MUNICH RE MUVGn.DE - HSBC raises to buy from hold
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones .DJI -0.6%, S&P 500 .SPX -0.4%, Nasdaq .IXIC +0.5% at close. .N
Nikkei .N225 -0.3%, Shanghai stocks .SSEC -0.4%. .T .SS
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ECONOMY
No major German economic data scheduled
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