Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on April 29

Achiko in Liquidation AG

29/04/2021 06:49

ZURICH/BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Here are some of the
main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
      
    LONZA  LONN.S 
    Contract drug manufacturer Lonza plans to double Swiss
production capacity for Moderna's  MRNA.O  COVID-19 vaccine,
helping the U.S. drugmaker boost total output to as many as 3
billion doses in 2022.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ML2XZ  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MM17W
    
    SWISSCOM  SCMN.S  
    Swisscom upgraded its 2021 outlook on Thursday, now
forecasting net revenue of around 11.3 billion Swiss francs
($12.42 billion), earnings before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortisation (EBITDA) of 4.3-4.4 billion francs and capital
expenditure of 2.2-2.3 billion.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MM1GC
    
    LOGITECH  LOGN.S  
    Logitech International reported better-than-expected
full-year sales on Thursday as the computer peripherals maker
benefited from the work-from-home trend during the COVID-19
pandemic.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2MM0GX
    
    SNB  SNBN.S 
    The Swiss National Bank  SNBN.S  reported a first-quarter
profit of 37.7 billion Swiss francs, it said on Thursday, as a
weaker Swiss franc boosted the value gains from its massive
foreign currency investments.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MM1P1
    
    SYNGENTA 
    Syngenta Group's sales increased by 20% during the first
quarter, the agrichemicals company said on Thursday, as farmers
rebuilt their stocks of seeds and pesticides after running them
down during the pandemic last year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nZ8N2K901Y
    
    NESTLE  NESN.S 
    Nestle is shutting a factory in the north east of England,
putting nearly 600 jobs at risk, as the world's biggest packed
food company restructures its confectionery business in Britain.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ML6NT
    
    POLYPEPTIDE  PPGN.S 
    Contract drugmaker PolyPeptide Group priced its Swiss
initial public offering at 64.00 Swiss francs per share before
it started trading on the Swiss stock exchange on Thursday.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0014OC
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Clariant  CLN.S  said it expects moderate sales growth in
2021.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ML1IV
    * Swiss dental implant maker Straumann  STMN.S  raised its
full-year organic revenue growth guidance as it reported
better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, saying that
customers are prioritizing spending on dental health.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MM0NQ
    * HIAG Immobilien  HIAG.S  appoints Rico Müller as CFO
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ML1F9
    * US FDA Advisory Committee votes in favour of maintaining
accelerated approval of Roche's  ROG.S  Tecentriq for previously
untreated metastatic bladder cancer  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0014LY
    * Achiko's  ACHIN.S  JV Partner obtains distribution
certificate for Aptamex in Indonesia  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ML1LR
    * Sulzer  SUN.S  reported Q1 sales up 10%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ML1LT
    * Santhera  SANN.S  FY net loss widens to 67.7 million
francs  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0014O2
    * STMicroelectronics  STM.BN  reported a rise in Q1 net
profit to $364 Mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA022E3
    * Vifor Pharma  VIFN.S  and Angion announce completion of
enrolment in Phase-II study of Ang-3777  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN0014NY
    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled.

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