Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on January 11

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11/01/2022 05:15

ZURICH/BERLIN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday:
    
    
    SIKA AG  SIKA.S 
    Construction chemicals maker Sika AG SIKA.S on Tuesday
reported a 17.3% rise in 2021 sales, boosted by a raft of
acquisitions and the upturn in the building industry after
pandemic closures the year before.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2TR10Y
    
    SWISS FINANCES
    The money Switzerland is spending to cushion the blow of the
coronavirus pandemic could reach around 35 billion Swiss francs
($37.75 billion) this year since the start of the pandemic,
Finance Minister Ueli Maurer said on Monday  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2TQ5MQ
    
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Holcim  HOLN.S  said it entered an agreement to acquire
specialty building solutions manufacturer PRB Group, a French
company with estimated net sales of 340 million euros for 2022.
 HOLN.S 
    * Bergbahnen Engelberg Truebsee Titlis  TIBN.S  reported a
net loss of 5.0 million Swiss francs for its 2020/21 reporting
year, and said it did not plan a dividend for the year.  TIBN.S 
    * Alcon  ALCC.S  said it was launching daily contact lenses
in the United States for patients with astigmatism.  ALCC.S 
    * Roche  ROG.S  said it was introducing an open digital
ecosystem for care professionals.  ROG.S 
    * Dufry  DUFN.S  said it had extended its duty-free
concession in the Dominican Republic's La Romana airport and
seaport for ten years.  DUFN.S 
    * Basilea  BSLN.S  said it had finished enrolling patients
in a phase 3 study of antibiotic Ceftobiprole in the treatment
of complicated blood infections.  BSLN.S 
    * Private Equity Holding AG  PEHN.S  said its net asset
value per share had risen 57.5% in euros over 2021.  PEHN.S 
    

    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    AMS AG  AMS.S : JP MORGAN CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 22.50
FROM CHF 23
    SWATCH GROUP AG  UHR.S : RBC CUTS TO UNDERPERFORM FROM
SECTOR PERFORM
    COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA  CFR.S : RBC RAISES TARGET
PRICE TO CHF 157 FROM CHF 150
    SIG COMBIBLOC GROUP AG  SIGNC.S : CITIGROUP RAISES PRICE
TARGET TO CHF 27.1 FROM CHF 24.8
    
    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled.

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