Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on December 18
18/12/2020 05:50
ZURICH/BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday:
CORONAVIRUS
The U.S. FDA will "rapidly" work towards granting emergency
approval of Moderna's MRNA.O COVID-19 vaccine candidate, FDA
Commissioner Stephen Hahn said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IX1QB
A new potential roadblock to a $900 billion coronavirus
economic relief bill emerged in the U.S. Congress as some Senate
Republicans insisted on language ensuring that expiring Federal
Reserve lending programmes cannot be revived. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IX36A
Asian shares slipped from the record they hit a day earlier,
but the prospect of a major U.S. coronavirus relief package left
some investors still in the mood to pick up stocks and other
risk-exposed assets. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IY06N
COMPANY STATEMENTS
* SGS SGSN.S announced the end of its share buyback
programme. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDLc4m83p
* WISeKey WIHN.S announced that its WISeCoin blockchain
technology has been upgraded with AI capabilities.
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
ABB ABBN.S - CREDIT SUISSE REINSTATES COVERAGE WITH
NEUTRAL RATING
IMPLENIA IMPN.S - CREDIT SUISSE INITIATES WITH NEUTRAL
RATING AND CHF 25 TARGET PRICE
SOFTWAREONE SWON.S - CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
CHF 28.5 FROM CHF 27
INA INVEST INAI.S - CREDIT SUISSE INITIATES WITH
OUTPERFORM RATING AND CHF 22.40 TARGET PRICE
COLTENE CLTN.S - CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF
81 FROM CHF 74
ECONOMY
Swiss Q3 balance of payments due at 0800 GMT
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