Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on April 1

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01/04/2020 05:39

ZURICH/BERLIN, April 1(Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    The peak of Switzerland's coronavirus epidemic could stretch
into later this spring or summer, the head of the Swiss
government's communicable diseases division said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2BO6NQ
    U.S. President Donald Trump warned Americans of a "painful"
two weeks ahead in fighting the coronavirus, with a mounting
death toll that could stretch into the hundreds of thousands
even with strict social distancing measures.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2BP02Q
    Asian stocks are clinging to gains, helped by a bounce in
Australian shares, but risks for equities remain large as the
coronavirus pandemic rattles the underpinnings of the global
economy.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BP06V
    
    
    UBS  UBSG.S  CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.S 
    Switzerland's bank watchdog toughened its line against banks
paying dividends, saying that capital relief to promote lending
during the coronavirus crisis would be cut for any new dividend
payments approved after March 25.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2BO5ZR
    
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.S 
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will not
sanction Novartis over alleged data manipulation involving the
drugmaker's gene therapy Zolgensma.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2BO7WG
    
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Evolva  EVE.S  announced that a Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement (SEDA) entered into in 2017 with
Yorkville Advisors is expiring on Wednesday.  EVE.S 
    * Newron  NWRN.S  said it cannot predict how long
coronavirus will delay a schizophrenia trial for its drug
Evenamide  NWRN.S 
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    STRAUMANN  STMN.S  - JP Morgan cuts target price to chf 754
from chf 869
    VIFOR PHARMA  VIFN.S  - Baader Helvea raises to 'add' from
'reduce'; cuts price target to chf 148 from chf 175
    
    
    
    ECONOMY
    * Swiss March manufacturing PMI due at 0730 GMT, seen at
40.0

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