Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on December 3

Private Equity Holding AG

03/12/2021 05:35

ZURICH/BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
 .SSMI  was seen opening 0.42% higher at 12,229 points on
Friday, according to premarket indications from bank Julius Baer
 JBPRE01 .
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
    
    ROCHE  ROG.S 
    Roche's  ROG.S  newly acquired subsidiary TIB Molbiol has
developed three new test kits to help researchers detect
mutations in the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Roche said
on Friday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2SO0PQ
    
    VIFOR PHARMA  VIFN.S 
    Australian biopharmaceutical giant CSL Ltd  CSL.AX  is in
exclusive talks to buy Swiss drugmaker Vifor Pharma  VIFN.S  in
a A$10 billion ($7 billion) deal, Australian media reported.    

    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Swiss Life  SLHN.S  launched a share buyback programme of
up to 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.09 billion) through May 2023.
 SLHN.S 
    * Private Equity Holding  PEHN.S  said its profit for
financial year 2021 will increase to 88 million euros.  PEHN.S 
    * Meyer Burger Technology AG  MBTN.S  will temporarily
reduce output of its solar module production due to
above-average sick leave.  MBTN.S 
    * Cosmo Pharmaceuticals  COPN.S  and Cassiopea published
provisional final results of public exchange offer for all
publicly hely Cassiopea shares, indicating 5,365,250 shares had
been tendered.  COPN.S 
    * Helvetica Property Investors'  HSCF.S  HSL Fund raised
proceeds of 117.5 million francs in a capital increase completed
Dec. 2.  HSCF.S 
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    TEMENOS AG TEMN.S: HSBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 155
    
    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled.

    
($1 = 0.9206 Swiss francs)

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