Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 22

HBM Healthcare Investments AG

22/07/2019 06:26

ZURICH/BERLIN, July 22 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Monday:

    JULIUS BAER  BAER.S 
    Swiss private bank Julius BAER  BAER.S  posted a 19% decline
in adjusted net profit in the first six months of 2019 as tepid
trading continued from its wealthy clients, a dip it nonetheless
hailed as a pick-up from challenging conditions at the end of
last year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN24K0WJ
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH 
    * Roche Holding AG  ROG.S  is expanding its global access
programme beyond HIV to also include diagnostic tests for
tuberculosis, hepatitis, and human papillomavirus.
    * Sandoz, a Novartis  NOVN.S  division, announced the first
patient enrolled in a clinical study for its proposed biosimilar
denosumab in osteoporosis.
    * Clariant  CLN.S  signed an agreement regarding the sale of
its Healthcare Packaging business to a new affiliate of Arsenal
Capital Partners.
    * Meyer Burger's  MBTN.S  first-half earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) turned
negative. The company also signed a major contract worth around
CHF 100 million ($101.68 million) for its heterojunction core
equipment. 
    * HBM Healthcare Investments  HBMN.S  says net asset value
rose 5.7% to CHF 200.29 per share during the first quarter.
    * Testing and inspection company SGS  SGSN.S  acquires DMW
Environmental Safety Ltd.
    * Gilead Sciences  GILD.O  licenses respiratory, Herpes
antiviral research programmes from Novartis  NOVN.S .
    * Energiedienst Holding  EDHN.S  sees earnings before
interest and taxes (EBIT) of 35-45 million euros  ($39.25-$50.47
million).
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    * Givaudan  GIVN.S : Baader Helvea raises price target to
CHF 2800 from CHF 2500. Berenberg raises price target to CHF
2650 from CHF 2300.
    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    Swiss M3 data for June due at around 0700 GMT.

($1 = 0.8917 euros)

($1 = 0.9835 Swiss francs)

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