BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The DAX top-30 index looked set to open 0.1 percent lower on Tuesday, according to premarket data from brokerage Lang & Schwarz at 0618 GMT.
The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks:
GLOBAL ECONOMY
China's economic growth slowed in the third quarter to its weakest since the 2008/09 global financial crisis as a slumping property market dragged on manufacturing and investment, adding to concerns about flagging global growth.
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DAIMLER
Indicated 0.2 percent higher
The car and truck maker is in advanced talks to take a 25 percent stake in Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta <IPO-MVAG.MI>, German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Tuesday, citing financial sources in Milan.
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LUFTHANSA
Indicated 0.3 percent higher
Pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit continues strike action into a second day, this time affecting long-haul flights as well as short-haul flights. Lufthansa has cancelled over 1,500 flights during the stoppage, which began at 1100 GMT on Monday and runs until 2159 GMT on Tuesday.
A board member of the union said early on Tuesday he explicitly did not rule out further strikes this week.
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AURUBIS
Indicated 0.2 percent lower
Higher mine output may not lead to a surplus in the market for refined copper cathodes next year, as smelters are experiencing a bottleneck of raw material, Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis said on Monday.
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SKY DEUTSCHLAND
Indicated 0.7 percent lower
The pay-TV company's free float is being lowered to 33.1 percent from 45.2 percent, effective Oct. 23, German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said late on Monday.
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SARTORIUS
Indicated 1 percent higher
The lab equipment maker said it still expected to post a full year margin on core profit of 19.5 to 20 percent after the figure for the first nine months of the year widened to 19.6 from 19.2 percent.
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DEUTZ
Indicated 6.6 percent lower
The diesel engine maker scrapped its 2014 outlook, citing unexpected costs in connection with warranties and goodwill for engines manufactured in 2011.
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TOM TAILOR
Indicated 3.8 percent higher
The clothing retailer reported a 20.7 percent gain in recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in the first nine months of the year to 56.9 million euros ($72.9 million).
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VILLEROY & BOCH
Indicated 0.9 percent higher
The homeware firm said it still expected its 2014 operating profit to improve by more than 5 percent this year, after its profit rose 10.5 percent to 20 million euros in the first nine months of the year.
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ZOOPLUS
Indicated 1.6 percent higher
The online pet supplies retailer reported a 36 percent jump in third-quarter sales to 146.2 million euros and said it was very optimistic to reach 2014 sales of at least 530 million euros.
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ANALYSTS' VIEWS
STADA - Barclays raises the stock to "equal weight", lifts its price target to 28.40 euros.
DAB BANK - HSBC cuts to "underweight" from "neutral", raises target price to 4.78 euros from 4.25 euros.
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones +0.1 pct, S&P 500 +0.9 pct, Nasdaq +1.4 pct at Monday's close.
Nikkei -2 pct at Tuesday's close.
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM
The privately held German drugmaker is among the suitors for Omega Pharma NV, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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DIARIES
REUTERS TOP NEWS (1 US dollar = 0.7800 euro) (Reporting by Victoria Bryan and Maria Sheahan)