Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on December 15
15/12/2020 05:53
ZURICH/BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday:
CORONAVIRUS
The World Health Organization is aware of a new variant of
COVID-19 that has emerged in Britain, but there is no evidence
the strain behaves differently to existing types of the virus,
it said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nZ8N2FE021
Moderna MRNA.O said it was informed by the European
Medicines Agency certain documents related to pre-submission
talks of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate were unlawfully accessed
in a cyberattack on the medicines regulator. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IU4JE
Asian stocks drifted lower as worries about increasing
COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns overshadowed optimism about the
roll-out of coronavirus vaccinations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IV00T
London will move into England's highest tier of COVID-19
restrictions, the government said, citing increased infection
rates that may be partly linked to a new variant of the
coronavirus. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2IU2LH
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S
Credit Suisse Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein provides his
first outlook to the bank's shareholders.
COMPANY STATEMENTS
* Roche ROG.S : The FDA has approved Roche's Ocrevus
shorter 2-hour infusion for relapsing and primary progressive
multiple sclerosis urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000MTE
* Schindler SCHP.S has decided to appoint Tobias B.
Staehelin as a member of group executive committee responsible
for human resources with effect from April 1, 2021. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2IU1BZ
* Implenia IMPN.S : wins full-service-provider competition
and contract to renovate UBS Paradeplatz as total contractor
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN000MT8
* Burckhardt Compression BCHN.S : Shareholders have decided
ahead of schedule to again enter into a new five-year
shareholders' agreement with a term until May 2026 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2IU1C0
* Addex ADXN.S : announced filing of registration statement
for proposed public offering of securities urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA01I81
ECONOMY
Swiss government's economic forecast due at 0645 GMT
Swiss November producer and import prices due at 0730 GMT
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