Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Dec 18

Calida Holding AG

18/12/2017 06:00

ZURICH, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Monday 
     
    GIVAUDAN  GIVN.S   
    Givaudan has entered into exclusive negotiations to buy 
French fragrance developer Expressions Parfumees for an 
undisclosed sum, the Swiss company said on Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1OH017 
    For more news, click on  GIVN.S  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Calida  CALN.S  said its chief financial officer Thomas 
Stoecklin will be leaving the company, effective June 2018. 
 CALN.S  
    * The LLB Group  LLBN.S  said it expected a net profit for 
2017 similar to 2016's level of 103.9 million Swiss francs  
($104.86 million).  LLBN.S  
    * Postfinance  PFAG.UL  Chief Executive Hansruedi Koeng told 
Swiss newspaper Sonntagsblick his group had inflows of several 
hundred million Swiss francs since it started pushing that 
sector, but revenues in its core sector have shrunk by 57 
million, which can be buffered by special effects of 200 million 
in 2017. Nevertheless, his group will for the first time in 10 
yrs generate less than a billion from interest. 
    * Helvetia's  HELN.S  Donald Desax told Swiss newspaper 
Sonntagszeitung his group is looking at "all thinkable" options 
for its company pensions business. 
    * Airopack Technology  AIRN.S  said it has signed agreements 
with Mornin' Glory and Icon Brands.  AIRN.S  
 
 
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * The Swiss National Bank is due to release details of sight 
deposits at 0900 GMT. 
     
 
 
($1 = 0.9908 Swiss francs) 
 
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