Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on August 19

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19/08/2021 06:24

ZURICH/BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    GEBERIT  GEBN.S 
    Geberit expects to increase its annual sales in the low
double digit percentage range this year, the plumbing supplies
and shower toilet maker said on Thursday, after reporting a 38%
increase in sales during its second quarter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2PP0VS
    
    ROCHE  ROG.S 
    Roche has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs
Administration for its Ventana MMR RxDx panel, a diagnostic test
to help identify patients with solid tumours which could turn
cancerous, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN001KCP
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Arzyta  ARYN.S  said it has signed a Brazil disposal
agreement and has entered into an agreement for a new 500
million euro ($584 million) revolving credit facility.  ARYN.S 
    * Ascom  ASCN.S  swung to a first-half group profit of 2.5
million Swiss francs ($2.7 million) compared to a loss a year
earlier.  ASCN.S 
    * Dufry  DUFN.S  said it has renewed its contract with
Cardiff airport for 12 years.  DUFN.S 
    * Feintool International Holding  FTON.S  posted earnings
before interest and taxes came of 19.2 Million Swiss francs in
the first half on sales of 303 million Swiss francs.  FTON.S 
    * Highlight Event And Entertainment  HLEE.S  said first-half
earnings before interest and tax came in at 1.4 million Swiss
francs on sales of 207 million.  HLEE.S     
    * Meier Tobler  METG.S  said first-half earnings before
interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation jumped 83% to 13.1
million, but it expects sales and earnings growth to weaken in
the second half.  METG.S 
    * Meyer Burger  MBTN.S  posted a net loss of 37.2 million
Swiss francs in the first half.  MBTN.S 
    * Relief Therapeutics  RLFB.S  said its U.S. partner posted
a positive safety report for Zysesami(Tm) in a study in patients
with life-threatening COVID-19.  RLFB.S 
    * Valiant Holding  VATN.S  said it has issued new covered
bonds for 115 million Swiss francs.  VATN.S 
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS

    
    ECONOMY
    Swiss July trade balance due at 0600 GMT. 
    Swiss Q2 industrial production at 0630 GMT. 



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