Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct. 8

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08/10/2018 05:44

ZURICH/BERLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
 .SSMI  was seen opening 0.2 percent higher at 9,058 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 
    Switzerland head Thomas Gottstein tells the Aargauer Zeitung
paper his business is "basically on track" to hit its financial
targets and job cut plans 
    
    SWISS SKIES
    The low-cost airline that aims to launch in the second half
of 2019 is in talks with potential partners in the United
States, Canda, the Carribean, India, Thailand and China, a
spokesman told Swiss weekly SonntagsBlick when asked about its
planned destinations.
    
    PARTNERS GROUP  PGHN.S  
    Partners Group is planning to raise up to 5 billion euros
for its fourth buyout fund, Bloomberg reported, citing people
familiar with the matter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1WO0TS
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH 
    * Novartis AG  NOVN.S : FDA and EMA filing acceptance of
Siponimod, the first and only drug shown to meaningfully delay
disability progression in typical SPMS patients  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WN03E
    * CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG  CPHN.S : increases public
bond launched on 14 September from CHF 85 million to 100 million
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1WO0CO
    * ASMALLWORLD AG  ASWN.S : announces successful execution of
First Class & More acquisition and raises its 2018 revenue
guidance by CHF 1 million  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASO0008GT
    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    The Swiss unemployment rate held steady at a non-seasonally
adjusted 2.4 percent in September, the State Secretariat for
Economic Affairs said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N1WD02Y

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