Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on May 8

HBM Healthcare Investments AG

08/05/2020 05:16

ZURICH/BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
 .SSMI  was seen opening 0.7% higher at 9,685 points on Friday,
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
 JBPRE01 .
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Financial markets began pricing in a negative U.S. interest
rate environment for the first time, a place the Federal Reserve
is determined not to go, as investors grappled with the economic
consequences of the new coronavirus outbreak.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CP1GC
    
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Stadler Rail  SRAIL.S  said its IT network was attacked,
which likely led to a data leak. The company added it was able
to continue making trains.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2CP159
    * HBM Healthcare Investments AG  HBMN.S : profit of CHF 183
million for 2019/2020 FY; increase of proposed cash distribution
to CHF 7.70 per share  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2CP1Q7
    * Dormakaba Holding AG  DOKA.S : Q3 organic sales declined
at group level around 3%, mainly because of weak business in
China in February and March 2020; EBITDA margin was around 150
basis points lower than year-back figure; withdrawing previous
guidance  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2CP1VR
    * Datacolor  DCN.S  said it was refraining from providing an
assessment of its business performance due to the pandemic but
it was well-prepared to overcome the consequences of the
economic downturn.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTEN7i4uya
    * Meyer Burger  MBTN.S  said a start-up company had
terminated an agreement on solar cell equipment.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2CP157

    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled


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