Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on September 11
11/09/2020 05:40
ZURICH/BERLIN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday:
CORONAVIRUS
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for
$35 billion more, including $15 billion in the next three
months, for the World Health Organization's "ACT Accelerator"
programme to back vaccines, treatments and diagnostics against
COVID-19. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2G73CS
AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for the
coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up
call" but should not discourage researchers, the World Health
Organization's chief scientist said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2G7597
Political polarisation and online misinformation are
threatening vaccination programmes worldwide, with public trust
volatile and varying widely between countries, according to a
global vaccine confidence study. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2G72WE
COMPANY STATEMENTS
* Aryzta AG ARYN.S said had entered into advanced
discussions with private equity firm Elliott Advisors about a
potential public tender offer for all outstanding shares of
Aryzta. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2G70KL
* Partners Group PGHN.S said its founding partners closed
their five-year derivative transaction and reduced their
shareholding to 5.01% each. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTEN6l1lca
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
* SIKA SIKA.S - Jefferies raises target price to CHF
251.00 from CHF 244.10
ECONOMY
No major Swiss economic data scheduled
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