Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on March 21
21/03/2025 06:46
ZURICH/GDANSK, Mar 21 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday: European shares closed lower on Thursday, after four sessions of gains, as investors booked some profits and assessed interest rate decisions by major central banks across the continent including Switzerland's rates cuts. UBS UBSG.S UBS could relocate its Swiss headquarters if capital demand is not reduced, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. COMPANY STATEMENTS SOFTWAREONE SWON.S SoftwareOne shareholders to vote on capital band and new board members at EGM. NOVARTIS NOVN.S The Swiss pharmaceutical group receives third FDA approval for oral Fabhalta. ANALYSTS' VIEWS * NESTLE SA NESN.S - RBC CUTS TO SECTOR PERFORM FROM OUTPERFORM * BOSSARD HOLDING AG BOS.S - JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 207 FROM CHF 203 * ZEHNDER GROUP AG ZEHN.S - JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 53 FROM CHF 49 * BOSSARD HOLDING AG BOS.S - JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 207 FROM CHF 203 ECONOMY No major Swiss economic data scheduled. (Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Gdansk newsroom) ((+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 DJ STOXX index .STOXX Top 10 STOXX sectors .PGL.STOXXS Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors .PGL.STOXXES Swiss mid-cap index .SSMI Swiss all-share index .SSHI Swiss market digest .AD.S Sector overview CH/SECTOR1 All Swiss news CH Swiss research news CH-RCH All equity news E SPEED GUIDES: EQUITY, EQUITY/NEWS1, EUR/EQUITY, SWITZERLAND, REUTERS