Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on February 1

Gurit Holding AG

01/02/2021 05:49

ZURICH/BERLIN, Feb. 1 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Monday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Newspaper SonntagsZeitung quoted a spokesman for Johnson &
Johnson  JNJ.N  as saying that the company is in talks with the
Swiss health ministry on a potential order of its coronavirus
vaccine.
    
    
    UBS  UBSG.S 
    The lender has hired Aneliya Crawford, a partner from a
leading law firm that works with hedge funds, to defend the
investment bank's corporate clients against attacks from
activist investors.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K43CU
    
          
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Novartis  NOVN.S  said it received a positive CHMP opinion
for kesimpta, a treatment for patients with relapsing multiple
sclerosis.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2K41JR
    * Bossard  BOS.S  said its board nominated Petra Maria
Ehmann and Marcel Keller for election to the board at the
upcoming AGM.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDL7px0lR
    * Gurit  GUR.S  reported preliminary net sales of 578.8
million Swiss francs for 2020.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEQ1Yk0kxa
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    LONZA  LONN.S  - BAADER HELVEA RAISES TO ADD FROM REDUCE,
RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 603 FROM CHF 511
    SWATCH  UHR.S  - CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF
300 FROM CHF 280 
    GIVAUDAN  GIVN.S  - CREDIT SUISSE CUTS PRICE TARGET TO CHF
3000 FROM CHF 3100
    ASCOM  ASCN.S  - CREDIT SUISSE RAISES PRICE TARGET TO CHF 18
FROM CHF 15.80
    
    
    ECONOMY
    * The Swiss National Bank has agreed a new deal with the
Swiss government that could see the central bank increase its
annual payments to Bern and the country's local governments to 6
billion Swiss francs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2K429W
    * Swiss December retail sales due at 0730 GMT
    * Swiss January manufacturing PMI due at 0830 GMT 
    * SNB sight deposits due at 0900 GMT


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