Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Feb 27

Datacolor AG

27/02/2017 05:47

ZURICH, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Monday:  
     
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.S  
    The drugmaker said it concluded a three-year share buy-back 
programme on Feb. 24, through which it purchased shares 
equivalent to 3.57 percent of the company's voting rights for 
around 8.1 billion Swiss francs ($8.04 billion).  
    For more news, click  NOVN.S  
     
    ABB  ABBN.S   
    Iraq signed a $500 million agreement with ABB to implement 
energy projects, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said in 
a statement on Sunday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1GB0CT 
    For more news, click  ABBN.S  
     
    CLARIANT  CLN.S   
    Clariant CEO Hariolf Kottmann said in an interview with 
Swiss newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft published on Saturday that 
the Clariant board and management were not in favour of the 
Swiss chemicals maker being acquired.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1GA05K 
    For more news, click  CLNS.S  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Datacolor AG  DCN.S  said Brian Levey, currently Vice 
President Business Development, will be appointed to the new 
function of Vice President Consumer Solutions.  DCN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * Swiss Q4 non-farm payrolls  CHNFP=ECI  due at 0815 GMT 
     
    ($1 = 1.0072 Swiss francs) 
 
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