Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on March 1
01/03/2018 06:32
ZURICH, March 1 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
ADECCO ADEN.S
Adecco posted better-than-expected profit during the fourth
quarter of 2017 but revenue growth slowed at the start of 2018
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For more, click on ADEN.S
GAM HOLDING GAMH.S
Swiss money manager GAM Holding Reported underlying pre-tax
earnings that exceeded even the highest analyst expectations for
2017 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ052
For more, click on GAMH.S
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Novartis NOVN.s and Pear Therapeutics to develop digital
therapeutics for patients with schizophrenia and multiple
sclerosis urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ05C
* Leclanche LECN.S says is fully funded to Q2 2019 -
EBITDA EXPECTED to be positive by 2020 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ016
* Basler Kantonalbank BSKP.S FY net income 186.2 million
chf, up 35.3 percent urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ015
* Swiss Prime Site AG SPSN.S : dividend increase to chf
3.80 (+ 2.7%); fy profit excluding revaluations / deferred taxes
of chf 307.4 million (+ 11.5%) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ01D
* Sunrise Communications Group AG SRCG.S guidance of chf
580-595m adjusted ebitda in 2018; proposed dividend up 20% yoy
to chf 4.00 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ012
* Ascom ASCN.S expects 3-6 percent revenue growth in 2018
and and EBITDA margins in line with prior year after raising net
revenue 3.1 percent to 309.7 million francs in 2017.
* VZ Holding AG VZN.S : FY net profit up 3.2% to 86.8 mln
Sfr urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ013
* Implenia AG IMPN.S FY EBITDA rose by 4.6% to 173.8
million francs, consolidated profit (excluding ppa) for 2017
financial year came to 65.4 million (2016: chf 72.7 million)
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* Newron Pharmaceuticals SPA NWRN.S FY total revenues
substantially increased to 13.4 million euros from 6.7 million
(2016) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1QJ018
* Orior AG ORON.S said it was acquiring a 65 percent stake
in Thurella AG, saying it was offering a price of 150 francs per
share less dividend of 2 francs in a bid likely to be approved
at Thurella's general meeting. Orior said it had increased net
profit by 12.8 percent to 32 million francs in 2017. ORON.S
* Calida Holding CALN.S appointed Sacha Gerber its new
chief financial officer. CALN.S
* Kardex KARN.S raised net profit to 31.8 million euros in
2017, a 1.0 million euro increase from the prior year. KARN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
* Fourth-quarter GDP due at 0645 GDP CHGDP=ECI
* Manufacturing PMI for February due at 0830 GMT CHPMI=ECI
* Swiss retail sales for January due at 0815 GMT CHRS=ECI
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