Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Feb 2

Aevis Victoria SA

02/02/2017 05:47

ZURICH, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The following are some of the main 
factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Thursday: 
         
    NESTLE  NESN.S   
    Nestlé USA said it will transition its corporate 
headquarters to Arlington County, Virginia starting later this 
year. The company expects to bring approximately 750 jobs to 
Washington, D.C. area with Virginia transition. The company also 
said it will move its technical & production organization and 
all supply chain teams to its Solon, Ohio campus. It will bring 
major functions and 300 jobs to its Solon, Ohio campus.  
    For more news, click  NESN.S  
     
    ACTELION  ATLN.S   
    Johnson & Johnson said in an SEC filing that, upon 
termination of the transaction agreement, under some 
circumstances, Actelion may be obligated to pay a fee. 
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    For more news, click  ATLN.S  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Clariant  CLN.S  said it would expand its plant in 
Lewiston, ME, and install a new compounding line to help meet 
growing demand for pre-colored medical plastic compounds. 
 CLN.S  
    * Bucher Industries  BUCN.S  said 2016 was affected by a 
slowdown in the market for agricultural machinery, with sales 
falling 4 percent and the order intake by 2 percent. For 2016 as 
a whole, the group is expecting a "substantial decline" in 
operating profit and group profit margins.  BUCN.S  
    * LifeWatch  LIFE.S  said it would solicit additional offers 
following the public offer made by Aevis  AEVS.S  last week. 
 LIFE.S   
    * SHL Telemedicine Ltd  SHLTN.S  said its board had accepted 
the resignation of Chief Executive Yuval Shaked and had 
appointed a search committee to look for a new CEO.  SHLTN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * Swiss retail sales for December are due at 0815 GMT 
 CHRS=ECI  
 
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