Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on April 5
05/04/2017 06:32
ZURICH, April 5 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday:
ACTELION ATLN.S
Actelion and Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N said in a joint
statement on Wednesday, ahead of Actelion's annual general
meeting, that they held 77.2 percent of the voting rights and
share capital of Actelion at the end of the offer period.
For more, click on ATLN.S
SYNGENTA SYNN.S
The China National Chemical Corp, or ChemChina, has won U.S.
antitrust approval to buy Switzerland's Syngenta on condition
that it divest three products, the Federal Trade Commission said
on Tuesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1HC1WL
For more click on SYNN.S
UBS UBSG.S
Swiss financial body FINMA said on Tuesday it had
discontinued its investigation into UBS in connection with
Malaysia's scandal-tainted 1MDB fund.
For more, click on UBSG.S
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S
* Credit Suisse Group CSGN.S said on Wednesday trends in
its Asia Pacific division in the first quarter had been broadly
similar to those seen in the final quarter of 2016.
* Credit Suisse Securities (USA), a unit of Credit Suisse,
and a former investment adviser have agreed to pay about $8
million in fines to settle charges relating to improper
investments, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
For more, click on CSGN.S
ROCHE ROG.S
Roche said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for its CINtec Histology test that should
help mprove consistency in the diagnosis of cervical
pre-cancers.
For more, click on ROG.S
GAM HOLDING GAMH.S
The Swiss asset manager on Wednesday urged shareholders to
reject proposals from activist hedge fund investor RBR amid
pressure from the group to cut costs and change chief executive.
For more, click on GAMH.S
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Leclanche SA LECN.S said it suffered an EBITDA loss of
27.5 million Swiss francs in 2016. LECN.S
* Vontobel Holding VONN.S said advised client assets
reached a record 157.8 billion Swiss francs at end-February
following a good overall start to 2017. VONN.S
* Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA VAHN.S said Etienne
Jornod will not stand for re-election to its board of directors
at the AGM on May 8 and will not be replaced. VAHN.S
* WISeKey International Holding WIHN.S said it signed a
cooperation agreement with Argentina's National Investment &
Trade Promotion Agency to establish a Blockchain Center of
Excellence in Buenos Aires. WIHN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
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