Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on August 19

Achiko in Liquidation AG

19/08/2020 06:19

ZURICH/BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday:
    
    ROCHE  ROG.S 
    Regeneron  REGN.O  and Roche said they will collaborate on
an investigational antibody cocktail against COVID-19, with the
U.S. company to distribute it in the United States and the Swiss
drugmaker to sell it elsewhere, should the medicine win
approval.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2FK0VG
    
    ALCON  ALCC.S 
    The company posted a wider second-quarter loss as the
eyecare products maker increased provisions for expected
COVID-19 related credit losses.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000AYY
    
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Raiffeisen Schweiz  RFSHW.UL  reported an H1 profit of 346
million Swiss francs and said the impact of the pandemic on H2
is not foreseeable.
    * Dufry  DUFN.S  it plans to acquire all remaining equity
interest in Hudson  HUD.N  and to delist it from the New York
Stock Exchange.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTENvij4ba
    * Implenia  IMPN.S  reported an increase of 39% in EBITDA to
101.6 million Swiss francs in H1.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTENg9vgha
    * Zur Rose's  ROSEG.S  net operating loss widened to 52.3
million Swiss francs in H1, it said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDL7H6tFP
    * Orior  ORON.S  said it sees a continuing strength of its
retail business, a gradual recovery of its food service and a
clear improvement in operating profit in the second half.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDL6NyRB6
    * Aryzta  ARYN.S : The shareholder group represented by
Veraison said it is pleased that Gary McGann is retiring as
chairman. 
    * Sensirion  SENSI.S  said product ramp-ups and a higher
ventilator demand related to COVID-19 led to a strong first
half-year. It added it expects consolidated revenue of 210-230
million Swiss francs for 2020.
    * Achiko  ACHIN.S  announced a provisional patent filing for
a cheap saliva COVID-19 test kit.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ80L105a
    * Orascom  ODHN.S  reported an H1 net loss of 19.2 million
Swiss francs on revenues of 164.1 million francs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ7DZ0S3a
    * Helvetica Property Investors  HSCF.S  announced a capital
increase for the Helvetica Swiss Commercial Fund.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTENba2m1a
    * Rieter  RIEN.S  placed a bond with a volume of 75 million
Swiss francs, a term of four years and a coupon of 1.55%, it
said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDL54YbQ8
    * Warteck Invest  WARN.S  reported an H1 operating result of
8.4 million Swiss francs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2FK0T2
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    LAFARGEHOLCIM  LHN.S  - Credit Suisse raises price target to
chf 61 from chf 57
    GEBERIT  GEBN.S  - Jefferies raises price target to chf 356
from chf 350.20; BARCLAYS RAISES PRICE TARGET TO CHF 455 FROM
CHF 420
    SWISSCOM  SCMN.S  - Citigroup raises price target to chf 500
from chf 490
    CLARIANT  CLN.S  - Barclays cuts price target to chf 17 from
chf 20
    
    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled
    

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