Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 26
26/07/2017 05:53
ZURICH, July 26 (Reuters) - The following are some of the
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday:
AMS AMS.S
The company which supplies Apple AAPL.O and Samsung
005930.KS with chips for mobile phones could increase its
profitability to more than 20 percent later this year as
production ramps up to supply new products, its chief executive
told Reuters. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1KG62M
For more news, click AMS.S
LAFARGEHOLCIM LHN.S
The company reports results at 0500 GMT. For a Reuters poll
of analysts click urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1KG2DZ
LONZA LONN.S
The Swiss pharmaceutical supplier confirmed its 2017 outlook
and outlined new targets through to 2022. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1KG14B
EFG INTERNATIONAL EFGN.S
The company reports results at 0500 GMT. For a Reuters poll
of analysts click urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1KF4L0
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Roche ROG.S said it has obtained a CE mark for the
VENTANA anti-ALK Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody as a
companion diagnostic to identify ALK-positive non-small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) patients eligible for treatment with the
Novartis NOVN.S drug ZYKADIA (ceritinib). ROG.S
* VAT VACN.S said order intake in the first six months of
the year increased to approximately 372 million Swiss francs
based on preliminary figures, up 44 percent from a year earlier.
For the full year 2017, VAT said it now expects to grow its net
sales by around 30 percent at constant foreign exchange rates,
versus the previous guidance of at least 20 percent. VACN.S
* Tornos TOHN.S said it is the net result in the first
half of 2017 to improve to 0.3 million francs from -3.5 million
francs in the first half of 2016. TOHN.S
* Kuehne und Nagel KNIN.S said it has entered into "an
intensive partnership" in the Netherlands with Nestlé NESN.S
and that over the next five years all products by Nestle
Netherlands will be warehoused, transported and delivered by
Kuehne und Nagel. KNIN.S
* Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA VAHN.S said it is
investing 15 million francs in the fintech, insurtech and
regtech funds of Blackfin Capital Partners. VAHN.S
* Banque Profil De Gestion SA BPDG.S posted a first-half
net result of 0.9 million francs comapred to 0.1 million a year
earlier. BPDG.S
ECONOMY M-CH
* UBS consumption indicator CHUBSC=ECI for June due at
0600 GMT
* Investor sentiment CHZEW=ECI for July due at 0800 GMT.
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