Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on June 18

Romande Energie Holding SA

18/06/2020 05:21

ZURICH/BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell as spiking
coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of
a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2DV0QB
    A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients
with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in
which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health
Organization said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2DU0HH
    
    
    ROCHE  ROG.S 
    Rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients
with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study,
researchers reported, but the Swiss drugmaker is testing the
medicine in another trial against the illness caused by the new
coronavirus.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2DU2HV
    
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Helvetia Holding  HLN.S  said it was launching a private
placement of up to 3.4 million new shares - equivalent to 3.4%
of its share capital - to partly finance its acquisition of
Caser.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNDLWNYXl
    * Orior  ORON.S  confirms its statements from April
regarding the impact of the coronavirus crisis: It sees strong
growth in retail and lower revenues from food service channels.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTEN02fwxa
    * Kudelski's  KUD.S  Nagra division announced that Taiwan
Broadband Communications (TBC) has selected it to secure its
Android TV 4K Ultra HD pay-TV service.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTENlyts2a
    * Romande Energie  HREN.S  said https://bit.ly/2Cil2a1
executive board member Christian Frère will leave the company. 
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    SWISSCOM  SCMN.S  - JP Morgan raises price target to chf 527
from chf 521

    
    ECONOMY
    Swiss SNB policy rate decision due at 0730 GMT. Seen
unchanged at -0.75%
    Swiss May trade balance due at 0600 GMT
    

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