ZURICH, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI  .SSMI  
was seen opening 0.1 percent lower at 9,258 points on Tuesday, 
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer 
 JBPRE01 . 
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss 
stocks: 
     
    CLARIANT  CLN.S   
    Activist investor White Tale said it would take its demands 
directly to Clariant's shareholders after the Swiss specialty 
chemicals maker snubbed its request for an independent strategic 
review and for three seats on its board of directors. 
    For more, click on  CLN.S  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Dottikon  DESN.S  said net income rose slightly to 9.6 
million Swiss francs in the first half of its financial year 
2017/18, and it expected a further increase in net sales and 
net income for the full year.  DESN.S  
    * Luzerner Kantonalbank AG  LUKN.S  confirmed its profit 
goal for 2017 after making an exceptional contribution of 12 
million Swiss francs to its pension fund.  LUKN.S  
    * Sika  SIK.S  has agreed to acquire Faist ChemTec Group, a 
German manufacturer of acoustic solutions for the automotive 
industry with annual sales of 190 million Swiss francs.  SIK.S   
    * Romande Energie Holding SA  HREN.S  to buy Polyforce SA in 
January 2018  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1NX0QO 
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
     
 
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