Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on June 13
13/06/2019 07:06
ZURICH/BERLIN, June 13 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
.SSMI was seen opening little changed at 9,855 points on
Thursday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
JBPRE01 .
Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S AND UBS UBSG.S
Switzerland's biggest banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, have
improved their capital positions but must strengthen their
crisis planning, the Swiss National Bank said on Thursday,
citing conclusions of financial watchdog FINMA. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N23K0FF
ASMALLWORLD AG ASWN.S
Switzerland's Six Exchange Regulation has opened an
investigation into Asmallworld AG for a possible violation of
provisions regarding the disclosure of management transactions.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23J0QT
COMPANY STATEMENTS
* Roche ROG.S said a phase III study on Mabthera/Rituxan
met its primary endpoint, showing better results than standard
care in achieving sustained remission in patients with pemphigus
vulgaris urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23J0QV
*Also Holding AG ALSN.S said it had received approval
unconditional consent from the EU Commission to acquire the
largest eastern European IT distributor, creating essential
conditions for its complete takeover of ABC Data S.A.'s business
operations. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23J0KP
*Orascom Development Holding ODHN.S said its unit Orascom
Development Egypt signed a CHF 228.1 million debt rescheduling
package with Egyptian banks. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23J0ML
*Stadler Rail SRAIL.S said it won a contract fort 16 of
its FLIRTS trains from a regional German transport network.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23J0O0
*Bellevue Group BBN.S said it has acquired Adbodmer AG and
Adbodmer's managing partner Jan Kollros will join Bellevue
Group's executive board. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23J0MO
ECONOMY M-CH
* Swiss National Bank monetary policy assessment due at 0730
GMT. The SNB is expected to keep its ultra-loose monetary policy
unchanged and foreseeably until at least 2021. Poll:
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N23I1HV
* The Swiss government upped its economic growth forecast
for 2019 to 1.2% on Thursday but warned of risks to the global
economy including the trade dispute between the United States
and China, uncertainty over Brexit and Italy's financial
situation. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N23B01I
* Swiss producer/import prices due at 0630 GMT
($1 = 0.9947 Swiss francs)
(Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk)
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