German stocks - Factors to watch on July 9

FRANKFURT, July 9 (Reuters) - The DAX top-30 index .GDAXI looked set to open 0.6 percent higher on Thursday, according to pre-market data from brokers at 0609 GMT.

Factors that may move German stocks on Thursday:

LUFTHANSA (LHAG.DE)

Indicated 0.9 percent higher

June traffic figures.

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HOCHTIEF (HOTG.DE)

Indicated 0.9 percent higher

A consortium led by Spanish company Sacyr Vallehermoso and Impregilo of Italy submitted the best bid on a contract for the largest chunk of a project to expand the Panama Canal, the Canal Authority said on Wednesday. Hochtief is part of a competing consortium. [ID:nN08387395]

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FIELMANN (FIEG.DE)

Indicated 0.2 percent higher

The company said its H1 sales rose 2.8 percent to 464 million euros ($645.8 million), while pretax profit fell 10 percent to 72 million euros. [ID:nWEA0218]