Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on April 15
15/04/2016 05:59
ZURICH, April 15 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Friday:
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S
Japan's securities watchdog will recommend as early as
Friday punishment of Credit Suisse for violations of the
country's financial instruments and exchange laws, a person with
direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nT9N17003E
The bank's chairman for the Americas region, Robert Shafir,
will leave the Credit Suisse in July, a spokeswoman said on
Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17H4U2
For more click CSGN.S
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Novartis NOVN.S reported a 17.2 percent passive stake in
Aeglea Biotherapeutics Inc as of April 6, according to an SEC
filing. NOVN.S
* Nestle NESN.S said it was investing more than 70 million
Swiss francs in new technology at its factory in Bük, Hungary.
The facility produces Purina pet foods and will be enlarged to
include a new production hall. The investment will create at
least 70 new jobs, bringing the total number of employees to
almost 1,000, Nestle said. NESN.S
* LifeWatch AG LIFE.S said a back-stop investor, Aevis
Victoria SA, has provided a guarantee to purchase any shares
remaining unsubscribed in the ordinary capital increase being
proposed at the annual general meeting on April 15. LIFE.S
* lastminute.com NV LMN.S is extending the share buyback
started in September 2014 until Nov. 3, 2017. LMN.S
* Gurit GUR.S said first-quarter net sales amounted to
87.7 million francs, a currency-adjusted decrease of 1 percent
compared to the same period in 2015. It also GUR.S
* Dottikon ES Holding DESN.S said full-year 2015/16 net
sales were up 26 percent at 121.4 million Swiss francs ($125.48
million). DESN.S
* Banque Profil de Gestion BPDG.S said it should post
better first-quarter 2016 results than it did for the same
period last year. It will publish definitive results at the
start of May. BPDG.S
* Valora Holding AG VALN.S said its general meeting of
shareholders had approved all its board's recommendations.
VALN.S
* ALTIN ALTN.S published final results for 2015, an annual
report invitation and the agenda to its annual general meeting.
It said its net asset value finished the year up 2.06 percent in
2015, adding that the start of 2016 had remained challenging for
markets and strategies. ALTN.S
* Kudelski KUD.S division Kudelski Security, announced the
creation of a strategic partnership with Kryptus Information
Security S.A., an EED Brazilian Security Defense Company. NAGRA,
a Kudelski company, is also bringing its pay-TV streaming
product intuiTV, to TV Connect 2016. KUD.S
* BVZ Holding BVZN.S posted 2015 revenues of 139.4 million
Swiss francs ($144.13 million), corresponding to an increase of
1.8 percent. BVZN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
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