Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct 24
24/10/2014 07:22
ZURICH, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were seen opening
lower on Friday, tracking European shares, on investors'
concerns about news that a doctor who had recently returned to
New York from West Africa had tested positive for Ebola.
The Swiss blue-chip index .SSMI was seen down 0.2 percent
at 8,527 points, according to premarket indications by bank
Julius Baer JBPRE01 .
The following are some of the main factors expected to
affect Swiss stocks on Friday:
BANKS
Lawyers representing 73 Swiss banks seeking to avoid a
tax-evasion probe by U.S. authorities wrote a letter to the U.S.
Department of Justice raising questions over a dozen demands,
including the banks' cooperation with other nations.
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COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Mikron Holding MIKN.S said it expects a positive but
lower earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for 2014 compared
to last year. MIKN.S
* Burckhardt Compression BCHN.S said Hans Keist, head of
Burckhardt Components AG at Burckhardt Compression and a member
of the Executive Board, had decided to leave the company at his
own request. BCHN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
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