Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 8

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08/07/2016 06:51

ZURICH, July 8 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Friday: 
      
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.S  
    Credit Suisse on Thursday said that Adam Gishen would become 
the group's new head of investor relations, as current head 
Christian Stark moves into an expanded role.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N19T51L 
    For more click on  CSGN.S  
     
    JULIUS BAER  BAER.S  
    Switzerland's third largest listed bank is adding a team of 
ten to its Berne office, to be headed by Jean-Claude Mariethod 
joining the bank from Valiant  VATN.S . As part of the effort to 
strengthen in its home market, the bank's Lucerne office and 
Geneva market will also come under new leadership.  
    For more click on  BAER.S  
     
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * gategroup's  GATE.S  extraordinary general meeting on 
HNA's public tender offer for the Swiss airline caterer will be 
held on July 29, the company said.  GATE.S  
    * Sulzer  SUN.S  won a contract with French utility EDF to 
deliver 28 pumping units over the next 15 years.  SUN.S  
    * Roche  ROG.S  subsidiary Genetech received FDA approval 
for Xolair in the treatment of allergic asthma in children. 
 ROG.S  
    * Kudelski  KUD.S  acquired Dutch digital content 
watermarker Nexguard Labs without disclosing terms of the deal. 
 KUD.S  
    * Alpiq Holding  ALPH.S  sold its stake in AVAG for 312 
million Swiss francs ($319.38 million).  ALPH.S  
    * Airopack Technology  AIRN.S  said ATG's capital increase 
in connection with an equity investment from Apollo Funds was 
completed with net proceeds of around 43.5 million francs for 
ATG.  AIRN.S  
    * Zug Estates'  ZUGN.S  CFO Gabriela Theus will leave the 
company at the end of March 2017.  ZUGN.S  
    * Investis Holding  IREN.S  raised gross proceeds of 148.4 
million Swiss francs in its initial public offering after 
over-allotment options were fully exercised.  IREN.S  
    * Travel retailer Dufry  DUFN.S  extended a concession 
agreement at Mexico's Cancun airport for ten years. The  
contract additionally includes operations at Cozumel airport, 
the company said.  DUFN.S  
    * Conzzeta  CONC.S  said Oliver Pabst will become CEO of 
Mammut Sports as of September 1.  CONC.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * The Swiss unemployment rate fell to a non-seasonally 
adjusted 3.1 percent in June from 3.2 percent in the previous 
month based on a new reporting method, the State Secretariat for 
Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Friday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nZ8N18R01Q 
 
 
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