Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Aug 26

Feintool International Holding AG

26/08/2015 06:19

ZURICH, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday: 
     
    SYNGENTA  SYNN.VX  
    A Monsanto  MON.N  offer of 470 Swiss francs per share in 
Swiss agricultural chemicals maker Syngenta would be a good 
price for the company, a fund manager for Oddo Asset management 
said on Tuesday, suggesting Syngenta open talks with its suitor. 
    For more click on  SYNN.VX  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Feintool  FTON.S  posted first-half net sales of 243.7 
million Swiss francs ($257.99 million), a 0.5 percent fall on 
the previous year. The firm said it expected a generally 
positive business performance in the second half of the year. 
 FTON.S  
    * Evolva  EVE.S  announced its intention for a capital 
increase. It is targeting gross proceeds of around 60 million 
francs, which will principally be used to advance its strategy 
of becoming an integrated supplier of high-value innovative 
ingredients. The company also posted first-half revenue of 8.3 
million francs compared to 5 million francs in the same period 
last year.  EVE.S  
    * MCH Group  MCHN.S  said Carmen Walker Spaeh, a member of 
the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich, will join the 
company's board of directors on Jan. 1.  MCHN.S  
         
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    UBS consumption indicator due at 0600 GMT 
 
 
($1 = 0.9446 Swiss francs) 
 
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