Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on September 22

Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG

22/09/2020 05:30

ZURICH/BERLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
 .SSMI  was seen opening 0.7% higher at 10,397 points on
Tuesday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
 JBPRE01 .
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
    
    CORONAVIRUS
    Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair
distribution of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance
led by the World Health Organization said, but superpowers China
and the United States did not sign up.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2GI4O5
    The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the
United States was approaching over 200,000, by the far the
highest number of any nation.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2GI11K
    
    BANKS
    The chief executives of UBS  UBSG.S  and Credit Suisse
 CSGN.S  are set to present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Annual Financials CEO Conference on Tuesday.
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS
    * Santhera  SANN.S  said long-term clinical data showed
Vamorolone resulted in continued clinical improvement in
patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy over an 18-month
follow-up period.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GI0XN
    * BFW Liegenschaften  BLIN.S  will delist from Six Swiss
Exchange on October 2  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GI0UX
    * BKW  BKWB.S  said its Head Of Group Markets Antje
Kanngiesser was leaving to become CEO of Alpiq Group  ALP.SG 
    * Basilea  BSLN.S  reported Phase 1 study results on
Lisavanbulin, saying these underscored its potential
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GI0XQ
    * ABB  ABBN.S  is providing charging solutions for Dongfeng
Honda's Ev Models  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2GJ05V
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    SOFTWAREONE HOLDING AG  SWON.S : DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES PRICE
TARGET TO CHF 28.50 FROM CHF 26
    
    ECONOMY
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled.

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