Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 13

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG

13/07/2017 05:43

ZURICH, July 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Thursday: 
     
    Barry Callebaut  BARN.S  
    The chocolate and cocoa product maker is due to relase 
nine-month sales at 0500 GMT. 
    For more, click on  BARN.S  
     
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.S   
    Novartis AG's pioneering cancer drug won the backing of a 
federal advisory panel on Wednesday, paving the way for the 
first gene therapy to be approved in the United States. 
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    For more, click  NOVN.S  
     
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.S   
    Credit Suisse Group AG has appointed Robert Willoughby to 
the role of senior advisor for its healthcare investment banking 
group, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters and confirmed by 
a spokesman for Credit Suisse.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1K327H 
    For more, click  CSGN.S  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Bossard Holding  BOS.S  said first-half net income was up 
44.7 percent at 45.3 million Swiss francs.  BOS.S  
    * DKSH Holding  DKSH.S  said first-half profit after tax 
was up 1.7 percent at 93.3 million francs.  DKSH.S  
    * Flughafen Zurich AG  FHZN.S  said passenger numbers 
increased by 10.6 percent in June to 2,629,470 passengers. 
 FHZN.S  
    * Geberit  GEBN.S  said it had reached an agreement with the 
unions to close two plants in France and said it recognised 
total costs of 44 million Swiss francs in the second quarter for 
the closure.  GEBN.S  
    * Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG  HBLN.S  said it generated a 
profit of 9.9 million Swiss francs in the first half of 2017, 
stable versus the year-ago period.  HBLN.S  
    * Zur Rose Group AG  ROSEG.S  said the greenshoe option for 
its IPO was fully exercised.  ROSEG.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * Swiss producer and import prices for June due at 0715 GMT 
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