Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 31

Basler Kantonalbank

31/07/2014 07:26

ZURICH, July 31 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were seen idling on 
Thursday, as uncertainty prevails ahead of a three-day weekend 
and with Argentina appearing set to default on its debt after 
talks with holdout creditors broke down. 
    The Swiss blue-chip SMI  .SSMI  was seen opening virtually 
unchanged at 8,499 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. 
 
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.VX  
    Swiss bank Credit Suisse  CSGN.VX  on Thursday became the 
latest major European bank to say it was caught up in an 
investigation into alternative trading venues known as dark 
pools. 
    For more, click on  CSGN.VX  
     
    SWISS NATIONAL BANK     
    The Swiss National Bank  SNBN.S  swung to a first-half 
profit from a year-ago loss on Thursday, helped by gains from 
foreign currency positions. 
    For more click on  SNB  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Switzerland's competition watchdog said it had closed a 
probe of Swatch  UHR.VX  deliveries of movements and components 
on which it has a quasi monopoly for lack of evidence that the 
watchmaker discriminated against rivals.  UHR.VX  
    * Basler Kantonalbank  BSKP.S  said board member Markus 
Lehmann was stepping down.  BSKP.S  
    * Dufry  DUFN.VX  said turnover in the first six months of 
2014 rose by 6.7 percent in constant foreign exchange rates 
compared to a year ago.  DUFN.VX  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
     
 
     
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