Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on August 21
21/08/2014 07:13
ZURICH, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were seen opening a
touch higher on Thursday, tracking gains in U.S. stocks after
minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting prompted
investors to believe that rates will stay low for a considerable
time.
The Swiss blue-chip SMI .SSMI was seen opening 0.1 percent
higher at 8,536 points, according to premarket indications by
bank Julius Baer JBPRE01 .
The following are some of the main factors expected to
affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
NOBEL BIOCARE NOBN.S
Nobel Biocare, the Swiss dental implant maker in talks with
potential buyers about the sale of the company, raised its
profit margin target for this year after net profit almost
doubled in the second quarter.
For more, click on: NOBN.S
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Basilea BSLN.S said the European Medicines Agency
accepted its isavuconazole marketing authorization application
for review. BSLN.S
* BCV BCVN.S said it had net profit of 154 million Swiss
francs in the first half of 2014. BCVN.S
* Kardex AG KARN.S said net profit rose to 9.5 million
euros in the first half of 2014. KARN.S
* Implenia IMPN.S said its consolidated profit fell to 17
million Swiss francs in the first half of 2014. IMPN.S
* Peach Property Group PEAN.S said profit before tax rose
to 5.9 million Swiss francs in the first half of 2014. PEAN.S
* Schmolz + Bickenbach STLN.S said it had net income of
22.8 million euros in the second quarter and is cautiously
optimistic for the full year. STLN.S
* Cham Paper Group Holding CPGN.S said it had a net profit
of 3.6 million Swiss francs in the first half of 2014. CPGN.S
* Von Roll ROL.S said it had a net loss of 3.6 million
Swiss francs in the first half of 2014. ROL.S
* Cicor CICN.S said its net profit rose to 1.8 million
Swiss francs in the first half. CICN.S
* Looser Group LOHN.S said it achieved consolidated net
income of 9.7 million Swiss francs in the first half of 2014.
LOHN.S
* Kudelski KUD.S said it generated net income from
continuing operations of 18.3 million Swiss francs in the first
half of 2014. KUD.S
* Kuoni KUNN.S said it had a net loss of 14 million Swiss
francs in the first half of 2014 and expects a net result around
prior-year level for the full year. KUNN.S
* Gategroup GATE.S said it had a net loss of 6.5 million
Swiss francs in the second quarter. GATE.S
* Schindler Holding AG SCHN.S said it expected net gains
of 130 million Swiss francs from increasing its shareholding in
XJ-Schindler Elevator Co. Ltd to 51 percent from 46 percent.
SCHN.S
* Comet Holding AG COTN.S said sales rose 25 percent in
the first half to 132.6 million Swiss francs, generating net
income of 4.4 million, up 64.9 percent. It expects sales between
275-295 million francs in 2014 and EBITDA margin of 13-14
percent. COTN.S
* Orior ORON.S said revenues inched up 1.9 percent in the
first half to 253.1 million francs. But profit fell to 10.6
million, hurt by record-high raw material prices. It said it
expects prices to ease in late autumn, making it confident about
the second half of the year. ORON.S
* Schlatter STRN.S said its order intake increased to 61.0
million francs in the first half compared to 51.6 million a year
earlier. It posted a net loss of 1 million francs as a low order
backlog at the start of the year weighed. STRN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
* Exports from Switzerland rose by a real 4.5 percent in
July to 19.26 billion Swiss francs (21.08 billion US dollar),
the Federal Customs Office said on Thursday.
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