DÜSSELDORF (dpa-AFX) - Consumer goods group Henkel is giving investors hope for the first quarter. Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel made a positive statement at the company's annual general meeting in Düsseldorf on Monday, saying, "We've made a good start to the new year." However, he said there would be no further details until the publication of the quarterly figures on May 4. Analysts are already expecting a decent start. Thomas Maul of DZ Bank expects organic sales growth of around 5 percent; and Rogerio Fujimori of investment house Stifel recently wrote that the consumer goods and adhesives manufacturer is likely to have started 2023 stronger than he previously expected./knd/mis