Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on March 7

Ascom Holding AG

07/03/2019 05:50

ZURICH/BERLIN, March 7 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    LAFARGEHOLCIM   LHN.S  
    2018 results due. Sales seen 6 pct higher. Poll:
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N20S4T4
 
    LONZA  LONN.S  
    Annual report due. The company said on Jan. 30 its core
operating profit rose 14.1 percent and sales rose 9 percent in
2018.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1ZU0N6 However, Lonza lowered its mid-term sales
outlook on Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN20R0P2 
     
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH 
    *Schindler Holding  SCHP.S  announced the formation of a
start-up created to optimise management of real estate assets.
 SCHP.S 
    *Ascom Holding   ASCN.S  said it gave the 2019 target of a 3
to 5 percent revenue growth and proposed a dividend of 0.45
Swiss francs ($0.4482) per share.  ASCN.S 
    *Sensirion Holding  SENSI.S  posted a 2018 operating loss of
4.4 million Swiss francs.  SENSI.S 
    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    February jobless data due at 0645 GMT. Unadj unemployment
rate seen at 2.7 percent (previous: 2.8), adj rate seen flat at
2.4 percent.  

($1 = 1.0041 Swiss francs)

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