Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Jan 28

St Galler Kantonalbank AG

28/01/2016 05:34

ZURICH, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors 
expected to affect Swiss stocks on Thursday. 
     
    ROCHE  ROG.VX  
    The drugmaker reports 2015 results. Analysts expect sales to 
rise 2 percent.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1592IY 
    For more news see  ROG.VX  
     
    ST GALLER KANTONALBANK  SGKN.S  
    The cantonal bank said it and its former units Hyposwiss 
Zurich and Hyposwiss Geneva had completed participation in the 
U.S. Department of Justice's programme for Swiss banks accused 
of helping U.S. citizens dodge taxes. After paying the penalties 
-- including a $49.7 million one by HSZH Verwaltungs AG -- group 
net profit for 2015 was expected to be about 133 million Swiss 
francs and it will propose a steady dividend payment of 15 
francs per share.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N15B25E 
     SGKN.S  
     
    ZURICH INSURANCE  ZURN.VX  
    Chairman Tom de Swaan is seeking a technology and/or fintech 
expert to join the company's supervisory board, ther 
Handelszeitung newspaper reported. 
     ZURN.VX   
     
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Ascom  ASCN.S  reported 2015 net profit of around 24 
million Swiss francs on slightly increased revenues and proposed 
an unchanged dividend 
    * UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) said it plans a capital 
increase with subscription rights amounting to roughly 370 
million Swiss francs for UBS (CH) Property Fund - Swiss Mixed 
Sima  SIMA.S  (sec. no.:1442087) in late April or early May.  
    * Capital Group Companies has reduced its shareholdings in 
Emmi AG  EMMN.S  to 4.9254 percent from 5.0766 percent  
    * Meyer Burger  MBTN.S  said it got two important contracts 
worth more than 22 million francs and released unaudited key 
financial data for fiscal year 2015 
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
     
 
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