Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 3

Ascom Holding AG

03/07/2019 05:44

ZURICH, July 3 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI  .SSMI 
was seen opening 0.2% higher at 10,042 points on Wednesday,
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
 JBPRE01 .
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
    
    LOGITECH  LOGN.S 
    Proposes 10% annual increase for FY19 dividend; nominates
new chairperson and directors to board  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP0013WE
    
    ROCHE  ROG.S 
    The Swiss drugmaker said its new one-dose flu medicine
Xofluza was comparable to its 20-year-old drug Tamiflu in
reducing the duration of symptoms of the viral disease, citing a
study of the drug in children aged one to 12 years old.
 FWN244006  
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH 
    * Zurich Insurance  ZURN.S  said Amanda Blanc, chief
executive of zone EMEA and bank distribution and a member of the
group's executive committee, tendered her resignation.  ZURN.S 
    * Zueblin Immobilien Holding AG  ZUBN.S  - Roland
Friederich, CFO since 2016, to succeed Iosif Bakaleynik as CEO;
Friederich will take over position of CEO as of 15 July 2019
assuming operational responsibility of a dual mandate as CEO/CFO
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2430L9
    * Gurit Holding AG  GUR.S : secures two-year kit supply
contract; expected to deliver net sales of CHF 175-200 million
over contract period  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2430D5
    * Ascom Holding AG  ASCN.S  - wins contract in enterprise
for power plant in Germany worth around CHF 1 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2430PG
    * Airopack Technology Group AG  AIRN.S  - de-listing of
shares from SIX Swiss Exchange approved with last day of trading
being 31 October 2019  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2430PE
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    NESTLE SA  NESN.S : JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO SFR 115
FROM SFR 102
    ABB LTD  ABBN.S : JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO SFR 20 FROM
SFR 21
    SWATCH GROUP AG  UHR.S : CITIGROUP RAISES PRICE TARGET TO
SFR 380 FROM SFR 350

    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    No economic data scheduled.

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