Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 1
01/07/2014 07:30
ZURICH, July 1 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were expected to
open flat to slightly higher on Tuesday, with investors sticking
to the sidelines ahead of key U.S. jobs data and a rate decision
from the European Central Bank later this week.
The Swiss blue-chip SMI .SSMI was seen opening almost
unchanged at 8555 points, according to premarket indications by
bank Julius Baer JBPRE01 .
The following are some of the main factors expected to
affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday:
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Clariant CLN.VX said it closed the sale of its Water
Treatment business in Africa to AECI, domiciled in South Africa,
on June 30 for 34 million Swiss francs ($38.31 million).
CLN.VX
* Schaffner Group SAHN.S concluded long-term credit
agreements with its four principle banks, totaling 60 million
francs.
* Interroll INRN.S said it expected to complete the
purchase of Pert Engineering in China on August 1. INRN.S
* Meyer Burger MBTN.S has been awarded a contract by
Hanplast and FreeVolt for its technology line in Poland.
MBTN.S
* Bravofly BRGF.S updated its financial calendar and
confirmed that it had faced increased competition in its core
markets since the second quarter of 2014. BRGF.S
* PubliGroupe PUBN.S said the sale of its media sales
division, Publicitas, to German company Aurelius AR4G.DE
closed June 30. PUBN.S
* Gategrop GATE.S said it extended an ongoing contract
with Virgin Australia for all domestic and short-haul
international flights, set to expire in 2017, by two years to
2019. GATE.S
ECONOMY M-CH
June PMI data due at 0730 GMT
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