Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 9
09/07/2015 06:09
ZURICH, July 9 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Thursday
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Partners Group PGHN.S said it has provided 74 million
euros ($81.97 million) in unitranche financing to aluminium tube
manufacturer Alltub on behalf of its clients, supporting a
broader refinancing of the company's capital structure and
providing acquisition financing to support its expansion plans.
PGHN.S
* Oerlikon OERL.S said its manmade fibers segment signed a
joint venture agreement with the Chinese company Huitong
Chemical Engineering Technique Co., Ltd. to strengthen the Swiss
firm's position in the growing business of designing, setting-up
and servicing polycondensation plants. OERL.S
* Perrot Duval PEDU.S said it has seen its full-year sales
drop to 44.1 million Swiss francs ($46.69 million) from 51.6
million francs year-ago and, and profit after tax reduced to
100,000 francs from 900,000 francs as at 30 April 2014 due in
part to the impact of the floor exchange rate between the Swiss
franc and the euro being abandoned in January. PEDU.S
ECONOMY M-CH
($1 = 0.9028 euros)
($1 = 0.9445 Swiss francs)
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