Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on August 2

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02/08/2022 05:40

ZURICH/BERLIN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday. The stock
exchange was closed for a national holiday on Monday:
    
    
    TAIWAN
    The head of the Swiss agency that implements economic
sanctions expects the neutral country to adopt any punitive
measures the European Union launches against China if it invades
Taiwan, she said in a newspaper interview.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZB097
    
    ENERGY 
    Switzerland is on track to secure the natural gas reserves
it is seeking for the winter heating season, the SonntagsBlick
paper cited a utility sector official as saying.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZC03M
    
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.S  
    Ratings agency Moody's on Monday downgraded the senior
unsecured debt rating of the bank one level, from Baa1 to Baa1.
It also downgraded the long-term senior unsecured debt and
deposit ratings of Credit Suisse AG by one notch to A2 from A1.
    For more news, click on  CSGN.S 


    
          
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * ROCHE  ROG.S  said a subcutaneous formulation of tecentriq
demonstrates positive Phase III results  ROG.S 
    *INTERROLL HOLDNG AG  INRN.S  says half year sales rose
14.3% to 310.9 million Swiss francs.  INRN.S 
    *TRANSOCEAN LTD  RIGN.S  reports second quarter loss per
share of $0.10. Separately, it announced a $915 million contract
for ultra-deepwater drillship Petrosbras 10000 and a $321
million contract for drillship Deepwater Conqueror.  RIGN.S 
    *HOLCIM AG  HOLN.S  closes SES insulation and roofing
business acquisition.  HOLN.S 
    *VONTOBEL HOLDING AG  VONN.S  completes acquisition of UBS
Swiss Financial Advisers  VONN.S .
    *OBSEVA SA  OBSN.S  announces $31 million debt retirement
and $11 million debt refinancing.  OBSN.S 
    * MEYER BURGER  MBTN.S  adjusts expected production volumes
for 2022 and 2023  MBTN.S 
    
    
    ANALYST STATEMENTS
    SIKA AG  SIKA.S : CREDIT SUISSE CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 384
FROM CHF 414
    BUCHER INDUSTRIES AG  BUCN.S : BERENBERG RAISES TARGET PRICE
TO CHF 550 FROM CHF 537 
    
    
    ECONOMY
    Swiss Q3 consumer confidence due at 0700 GMT.
    Swiss July manufacturing PMI due at 0730 GMT.


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