BERLIN/FRANKFURT, April 7 (Reuters) - The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:

VOLKSWAGEN (VOWG_p.DE)

Former VW chairman Ferdinand Piech sold the bulk of his stake in the company that controls Europe's biggest carmaker to his younger brother, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.

AIRBUS (AIRG.DE) (AIR.PA)

Airbus took 20 new jet orders in March to end the first quarter well behind rival Boeing (BA.N) as delays in deliveries of the A320neo shifted the spotlight back to an earlier model.

METRO (MEOG.DE)

Canada's Hudson's Bay (HBC.TO) , owner of German department store chain Kaufhof, said former Toys'R'Us manager Wolfgang Link will become CEO of European operations including Kaufhof on May 1, replacing Olivier Van den Bossche.

RHOEN-KLINIKUM (RHKG.DE)

Annual report due. The group published preliminary results on Feb. 24 and said its 2017 EBITDA could be clearly lower year-on-year.

EX-DIVIDEND

HENKEL (HNKG_p.DE) - dividend 1.62 eur/pref shr

SARTORIUS (SATG_p.DE) (SATG.DE) - dividend 0.46 eur/pref shr, 0.45 eur/ordinary shr

OVERSEAS STOCK MARKETS

Dow Jones (.DJI) +0.1 pct, S&P 500 (.SPX) +0.2 pct, Nasdaq (.IXIC) +0.2 pct at close. (.N)

Nikkei (.N225) +0.8 pct, Shanghai +0.2 pct.

Time: 5.30 GMT. (.T) (.SS)

GERMAN ECONOMIC DATA

German February trade balance due at 0600 GMT. Seen at 18.4 bln euros vs 18.5 bln, with imports and exports both -0.5 pct m/m seasonally adjusted.

German February industrial output also due at 0600 GMT, seen -0.1 pct.

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