ZURICH/GDANSK, March 27(Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
UBS UBSG.S
One of Switzerland's main political parties could soon propose capping UBS's investment banking activities as part of a regulatory overhaul aimed at making the sector less risky, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday.
UBS on Wednesday lost an initial legal challenge against a 172.4-million-euro ($186 million) EU cartel fine as Europe's second-top court largely sided with EU antitrust regulators.
Nestle NESN.S
PAI Partners and Bain Capital are among the buyout firms considering bidding for Nestle's water business, which could be valued at about 5 billion euros ($5.38 billion) or more in a deal, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Adecco ADEN.S
Adecco says it launches new company powered by Salesforce.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
ABB ABBN.S - 0.9 CHF/shr dividend proposed
DKSH DKSH.S - 2.35 CHF/shr dividend proposed
EX-DIVIDEND
SIKA SIKA.S - 3.6 CHF/shr dividend
ROCHE HOLDING ROG.S - 9.7 CHF/shr dividend
SCHINDLER SCHP.S - 6 CHF/shr dividend
ECONOMY
No major Swiss economic data scheduled.
(Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Gdansk newsroom)
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