Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on September 4

Spexis AG

04/09/2019 07:12

ZURICH/BERLIN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
 .SSMI  was seen opening 0.4 percent higher at 9,895 points on
Wednesday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius
Baer  JBPRE01 .
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
    
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.S 
    Novartis' gene therapy for blindness, Luxturna, is
recommended for use on England's public health service, the
country's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog said.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N25U3OU
    
    SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS  SRCG.S  
    Sunrise Communications said it had received a new fairness
opinion supporting the valuation of Liberty Global's  LBTYA.O 
Swiss UPC business that Sunrise wants to acquire, as it seeks to
secure shareholder support for the deal.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25U5J3

    NESTLE  NESN.S 
    The food group is seeing "fantastic growth" for its
Nespresso portioned coffee brand in the United States that could
become the brand's biggest market next year, Chief Financial
Officer Francois-Xavier Roger told investors.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN25U0SP
      
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH 
    * Orior  ORON.S  said it had increased its stake in
Casualfood to 70 %.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTEN6fyara
    * Wisekey International  WIHN.S  reported an H1 net income
of $21.8 million, mainly due to a gain generated from the sale
of its SSL/TLS PKI business.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNEbWtQVl
    * Roche  ROG.S  said datga for its Ocrevus MS drug showed a
reduction of disability progression.  ROG.S 
    * Stadler Rail  SRAIL.S  said it had won a tender for up to
50 trams from Bernmobil.  SRAIL.S 
    * Aevis Victoria  AEVS.S  reported a H1 net profit of 202.1
million Swiss francs.  AEVS.S 
    * Polyphor  POLN.S  cut its full year operating cost
guidance and reported a first half loss of 27.9 million Swiss
francs.  POLN.S 
    
    
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    BASLER  BSLG.DE  - Jefferies initiates with "buy" rating
    
    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    No major Swiss economic data scheduled

 (Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk)
 ((+41 58 306 7336; zurich.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))
 
((For Top News in a multimedia Web format on Eikon visit: https://bit.ly/2NDFd6g
 FOR RELATED PRICES, NEWS AND OTHER TOPICS, DOUBLE-CLICK ON:
    
 Daily Swiss stock market report in German................ .SDE 
 All SMI constituent stocks............................ 0#.SSMI  
 News on major Swiss stock price moves.................. CH-HOT 
 FTSE Eurotop 300 index................................  .FTEU3 
 DJ STOXX index........................................  .STOXX 
 Top 10 STOXX sectors.............................  .PGL.STOXXS  
 Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors........................  .PGL.STOXXES 
 Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors.......................  .PGL.FTEU3S 
 Top 25 European pct gainers...  .PG.PEUR , losers...  .PL.PEUR 
    
 Swiss mid-cap index      .SSMI   SMI futures            0#SMI: 
 Swiss all-share index    .SSHI   Market statistics   CH/STATS1 
 Swiss market digest      .AD.S   Sector overview    CH/SECTOR1 
 All Swiss news              CH   Swiss research news     CH-RCH   
 All equity news              E  
     
 INTERNET ADDRESSES:              
 
Swiss Exchange  www.swx.ch/     
STOXX Ltd         www.stoxx.com 
 
 SPEED GUIDES:   EQUITY   EQUITY/NEWS1   EUR/EQUITY  
  SWITZERLAND   REUTERS  ))