Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct. 3
03/10/2018 05:50
ZURICH, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI .SSMI
was seen opening little changed at 9,090 points on Wednesday,
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
JBPRE01 .
Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S
Credit Suisse acts to shore up confidence in loan market -
FT urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1WJ0RB
SWISS WATCHES
Luxury goods group LVMH's LVMH.PA watch brands will be
present at the next edition of the Baselworld watch fair
MCHN.S in March, the outgoing head of its watch division told
CNN Money Switzerland, adding the world's biggest trade show
needs to make changes in 2020. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1WI5I8
COMPANY STATEMENTS E-CH
* Novartis AG NOVN.S : licenses three novel anti-infective
programs to Boston Pharmaceuticals urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WI0YV
* Clariant CLN.S said it upgraded a facility in Midland,
Texas to significantly strengthen research and development
capabilities and expand support to oil services customers.
CLN.S
* Sika SIKA.S Chief Executive Paul Schuler confirmed the
strategic goals for 2020 at the group's capital markets day in
New York on Tuesday. SIKA.S
* HIAG Immobilien Holding AG HIAG.S issued a fixed-rate
bond amounting to CHF 125 million with a coupon of 1.0% and a
maturity of 4 years. The proceeds are to be used primarily for
the repayment of bank financing.
* ObsEva SA OBSV.O reports additional positive phase 3
results of Implant 2 trial showing significant increase of live
birth rate following IVF with single embryo transfer
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ANALYSTS' VIEWS
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG CSGN.S : MORGAN STANLEY CUTS TARGET
PRICE TO SFR 20 FROM SFR 21
UBS GROUP AG UBSG.S : MORGAN STANLEY CUTS TARGET PRICE TO
SFR 20 FROM SFR 21
JULIUS BAER GRUPPE AG BAER.S : MORGAN STANLEY CUTS TARGET
PRICE TO SFR 61 FROM SFR 65
SWISSCOM AG SCMN.S : JEFFERIES CUTS TO HOLD FROM BUY; CUTS
TARGET PRICE TO SFR 410 FROM SFR 570
SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG SRCG.S : JEFFERIES RAISES
TARGET PRICE TO SFR 90 FROM SFR 84
ARYZTA ARYN.S : HELVEA CUTS PRICE TARGET TO SFR 11 FROM 16
ECONOMY M-CH
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