FRANKFURT, March 16 (Reuters) - The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
LINDE
The German gases group said the European Commission has suspended its review of the group's merger with Praxair while it awaits requested information, but it expects the suspension to be lifted next week.
BAYER
Bayer's plan to win antitrust approval to buy U.S. seeds supplier Monsanto Co has not satisfied U.S. officials, who are worried the $62.5 billion merger could hurt competition, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The company issued a voluntary recall of Alka-Seltzer Plus products due to a labelling error.
BMW
BMW's new electric vehicle i4 will be made at the same production facility as the 3-Series and the 3-Series Touring, production chief Oliver Zipse told Handelsblatt.
DEUTSCHE BANK
Annual report due. The lender published preliminary results on Feb. 2, posting its third consecutive annual loss in 2017.
DEUTSCHE POST
Deutsche Post's DHL said on Thursday it was launching a delivery service for online retailers in eight U.S. cities, as the German logistics company takes a swipe at dominant players UPS and FedEx.
SIEMENS, HEALTHINEERS
Shares in Healthineers due to start trading on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Siemens sets placement price at 20 euros per share.
VOLKSWAGEN
Sportscar unit Porsche AG due to hold annual news conference.
FRAPORT
Fraport said it expected passengers numbers at Frankfurt airport to rise by between approximately 4-6 percent this year, driven by main customer Lufthansa and Ryanair.
SALZGITTER
Annual news conference due. The group published preliminary results on Jan. 30 and forecast a decline in 2018 pretax profit by as much as 16 percent.
ZALANDO
The group announced plans to buy back own shares worth up to 50 million euros for a stock option programme.
BECHTLE
Full Q4 results due. The group published preliminary figures on Feb. 9, with pretax profit up 12 percent.
SOFTWARE AG
The group announced a dividend increase to 0.65 euros per share.
ROCKET INTERNET
German online retailer Home24, which wants to challenge IKEA's dominance of the European furniture market, is moving ahead with plans for a stock market listing in the coming months, sources close to the deal said on Thursday.
SAF HOLLAND
Q4 results due.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
DIC ASSET - 0.64 eur/shr dividend proposed
ANALYSTS VIEWS'
RWE - Jefferies raises target price to 21.70 euros from 15 euros; rating "hold"
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones +0.5 pct, S&P 500 -0.1 pct, Nasdaq -0.2 pct at close.
Nikkei -0.6 pct, Shanghai stocks -0.3 pct.
Time: 6.14 GMT.
GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA
German February wholesale price index due at 0700 GMT. Seen +1.5 pct y/y.
EUROPEAN FACTORS TO WATCH
DIARIES
REUTERS TOP NEWS ($1 = 0.8095 euros) (Reporting by Emma Thomasson and Maria Sheahan)