FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on Tuesday:
DEUTSCHE BANK
Germany's largest lender posted a 98 percent drop in quarterly pre-tax profit to 18 million euros ($24.81 million), below the lowest expectations, weighed by a fall in trading income and a 1.2 billion euros increase in litigation provisions.
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LINDE
German industrial gases maker Linde curbed its 2013 profit outlook after it was hit by unfavourable currency swings, among others by the Australian dollar, in the third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA beat expectations with 1.03 billion compared to the poll estimate of 986 million euros.
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DEUTSCHE BOERSE
German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Monday after stock markets closed it had received an offer from the United States to settle an investigation into the possible violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran for 152 million euros.
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THYSSENKRUPP
The steelmaker plans to invest a triple-digit million-euro amount to modernise a blast furnace and a steel factory amongst other facilities at its site in the German city of Duisburg, German paper Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing executive Herbert Eichelkraut.
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RWE
Germany's second-largest utility needs to cut more costs as earnings are set to drop dramatically, Chief Executive Peter Terium told German paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung in an interview.
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DMG MORI SEIKI
Q3 results due. The German cutting machine tool maker formerly known as Gildemeister is expected to report its third-quarter earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose 2.1 percent to 38.7 million euros. Poll:
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MAN
Q3 results due.
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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTUR
Q3 results due.
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BAUER
Bauer lowered its expectations for earnings this year again, predicting after markets closed that it would post a net loss of some 20 million euros for 2013 after previously forecasting net income of 20 million euros.
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ANALYSTS' VIEWS
HANNOVER RE - JP Morgan raises to "Neutral" from "Underweight".
OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS
Dow Jones -0.01 pct, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq -0.1 pct at Monday's close.
Nikkei -0.5 pct at Tuesday's close.
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($1 = 0.7254 euros) (Reporting by Peter Dinkloh and Harro ten Wolde)