Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct 23

Compagnie Financiere Tradition SA

23/10/2015 06:13

ZURICH, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Friday: 
     
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.VX   
    The Swiss bank said it would give up its role as a primary 
dealer in all European government bond markets to help meet 
tougher Swiss financial regulations outlined a day earlier. 
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    Credit Suisse and Barclays could also pay up to $150 million 
to settle 'dark pool' claims, the Wall Street Journal reported, 
citing sources.  ID:nWNAB08S94  
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    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * An investor group set up by disgruntled Syngenta  SYNN.VX  
shareholders said it had welcomed more than 100 members less 
than a week after starting up. They comprise of private and 
institutional investors, mostly with Swiss or Anglo-Saxon 
backgrounds, the group said.  SYNN.VX  
    * Schindler  SCHN.S  said comparable net profit in the first 
nine months improved by 5.7 percent to 553 million Swiss francs. 
It expects the global elevator and escalator market not to grow 
this year.  SCHN.S  
    * Compagnie Financiere Tradition  CFT.S  posted consolidated 
revenue of 197.2 million francs in the third quarter, up 0.7 
percent in constant currencies from the same quarter last year. 
 CFT.S  
    * Mikron Holding  MIKN.S  said it now anticipates a 5-10 
percent decline in annual sales for 2015 compared with the 
previous year due to the currency situation. It still expects 
EBIT for the 2015 financial year to come just within positive 
territory.  MIKN.S  
    * Cicor  CICN.S  lowered its expectations for the 2015 
fiscal year. Due to restructuring costs, a weak third quarter 
and the ongoing difficult market situation, it now expects sales 
of around 180 million francs in 2015 and a net profit before 
restructuring costs significantly below that of the previous 
year.  CICN.S  
    * Also Holding  ALSN.S  said European authorities had 
approved its planned purchase of PC Factory Group, Poland. 
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