Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on June 15

Arbonia AG

15/06/2017 07:05

ZURICH, June 15 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI  .SSMI  
was seen opening 0.1 percent up at 8,857 points on Thursday, 
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer 
 JBPRE01 . 
    The following are some of the main factors expected to 
affect Swiss stocks: 
     
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.S  UBS  UBSG.N  
    Switzerland's central bank on Thursday told the two big 
Swiss banks, UBS  UBSG.S  and Credit Suisse  CSGN.S , they still 
need to draft credible plans for a potential insolvency, part of 
the country's efforts to prepare for a banking crisis. 
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    For more click  CSGN.S  or  UBSG.N  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Basilea  BSLN.S  said it concluded a license agreement 
with Pfizer  PFE.N  for antifungal Cresemba (isavuconazole) for 
Europe, Russia, Turkey and Israel. The shares were seen rising 
more than 6 percent.  BSLN.S  
    * Arbonia  ARBNO.S  said shares of Looser Holding  LOHN.S  
are being canceled following the merger of the two companies. 
 ARBNO.S  
    * Kuoni said it has launched a cash tender offer for its 
outstanding 200 million franc 1.5 percent 2013-2019 bond 
    * SHL Telemedicine Ltd  SHLTN.S  said it had appointed Yossi 
Vadnagra as CFO.  SHLTN.S  
    * Implenia  IMPN.S  said it had begun concrete 
implementation of its Werk 1 project in Winterthur, Switzerland. 
 IMPN.S  
    * Novartis  NOVN.S  said its drug Cosentyx has demonstrated 
sustained improvements in signs and symptoms for both active 
ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis in up to 80 
percent of patients at 3 years.  NOVN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * The Swiss National Bank publishes its monetary policy 
assessment at 0730 GMT.  CHLBOR=ECI   CHLBOL=ECI   CHLBOH=ECI  
    * Swiss producer and import prices for May are due at 0715 
GMT.  CHPPI=ECI  
     
 
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