Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Aug 28

Zug Estates Holding AG

28/08/2015 05:56

ZURICH, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Friday: 
     
    UBS  UBSG.VX  
    The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it had reached an 
agreement with UBS for the Swiss bank to pay a $1.7 million 
settlement for "apparent violations" to U.S. sanctions. 
    For more click  UBSG.VX  
     
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Bachem Holding AG  BANB.S  confirmed its annual target, 
saying that it expects 2015 to be a very good year after 
increasing its sales by 15 percent in the first-half.  BANB.S  
    * Zug Estate Holding  ZUGN.S  increased its EBIT for the 
first half of 2015 to 49.5 million Swiss francs ($51.30 million) 
from 27.2 million francs a year ago after successfully reaching 
the next stage of a major site's development.  ZUGN.S  
    * Edmond de Rothschild Suisse  RLD.S  said assets under 
management at June 30 stood at 105.1 billion Swiss francs, down 
4 percent from end-2014. The reduction was directly attributable 
to currency factors, the bank said. It posted net profit of 33.4 
million francs, up 2.8 percent on the year-earlier level. 
 RLD.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    Second-quarter GDP data due at 0545 GMT are expected to show 
the export-dependent Swiss economy slipped into recession. 
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