Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Sept. 17
17/09/2018 06:06
ZURICH/BERLIN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
.SSMI was seen opening 0.1 percent lower at 8,965 points on
Monday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
JBPRE01 .
Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S
Swiss financial watchdog FINMA said on Monday it had found
deficiencies in anti-money laundering processes at the second
biggest Swiss bank linked to suspected corruption involving
soccer body FIFA, Brazil's Petrobras and Petróleos de Venezuela,
S.A. NFWN1VW09Y
Additionally, the bank is aiming for an annual profit of 5
to 6 billion Swiss francs ($5.2-6.2 billion) for the next two
years as it puts its problems behind it, Chief Executive Tidjane
Thiam told Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag in an interview
published on Sunday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1W10IY
For more news, click on CSGN.S
NOVARTIS NOVN.S
Novartis officials hold a conference call with investors
over environmental, social and governance issues after Chief
Executive Vas Narasimhan expressed his intentions to tackle
ethics issues that have tripped up the Swiss drugmaker in the
recent past. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1V5291
For more news, click on NOVN.S
STADLER
Swiss trainmaker Stadler has hired corporate finance adviser
Alantra to lay the groundwork for a possible initial public
offering, sources told Reuters on Friday, an option long
considered by the rail company's billionaire owner Peter
Spuhler. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1W00B0
COMPANY STATEMENTS E-CH
* ABB ABBN.S said it had completed its acquisition of AB
Rotech, a privately owned company headquartered in Bursa,
Turkey. The deal, which was for an undisclosed sumd, was
announced on July 6. ABBN.S
* Swiss packaging maker SIG Combibloc on Friday set the
price range for its initial public offering at 10.50 to 13.50
Swiss francs per share, targeting proceeds of 1.05 billion euros
which will be used to trim debt. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1W04W9
* Burkhalter BRKN.S said its H1 result fell 35.4 percent
to 9.6 million Swiss francs. BRKN.S
* BVZ Holding BVZN.S said H1 consolidated profit rose 6
percent to 5.2 million francs. BVZN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
Swiss National Bank releases latest sight deposits at 0800
GMT
($1 = 0.9675 Swiss francs)
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