Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on May 7
07/05/2015 05:59
ZURICH, May 7 (Reuters) - The following are some of the main
factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
ADECCO ADEN.VX
The staffing firm reports first-quarter results at 0500 GMT.
For more click on ADEN.VX
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Zurich Insurance ZURN.VX said first-quarter net income
attributable to shareholders was $1.2 billion, 4 percent lower
than in the prior year. ZURN.VX
* Muegge GmbH, a member of the Meyer Burger Group MBTN.S ,
has signed contracts with two new customers for the delivery of
industrial microwave generators and microwave components for
specialised applications outside of the photovoltaic industry.
The orders for the microwave systems amount to around 3.5
million euros. MBTN.S
* GE Capital Swiss Funding announced an offering of up to
9,460,785 shares in Cembra Money Bank CMBN.S by way of an
accelerated book-building process. CMBN.S
* IVF Hartmann Holding AG VBSN.S said Chief Executive
Andreas Gisler will leave the company at his own request by Dec.
31, 2015. VBSN.S
* Datacolor DCN.S posted net profit of $1.5 million for
the first half of the 2014/15 financial year. DCN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
Consumer confidence data due at 0545 GMT
SNB currency reserves due at 0700 GMT
(Reporting by Zurich newsroom)
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