Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on August 17

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

17/08/2023 05:35

ZURICH/BERLIN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Here are some of the
main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    FINMA
    Switzerland's financial market supervisory authority FINMA
on Wednesday said it had signed a cooperation agreement with
Italian supervisory authority CONSOB and Italian national bank,
Banca d'Italia, to intensify their cooperation. (Full Story)
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    Banque Cantonale Vaudoise  BCVN.S  
    Half year results due.
    Geberit  GEBN.S  
    Half Year results due.
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    ALCON AG: JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $94 FROM $93
    ALCON AG: NEEDHAM RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $98 FROM $94
    VZ HOLDING AG: CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 94
FROM CHF 89
    ALCON AG: BAIRD RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $95 FROM $90
    ALCON AG: JP MORGAN RAISES TO OVERWEIGHT FROM NEUTRAL
    
  
    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled.

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