Corrected: Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Sept 13

Lalique SA

13/09/2018 06:06

(Corrects entry on Cosmo)
    ZURICH, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI  .SSMI 
was seen opening -0.1 percent at 8,956 points on Thursday,
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
 JBPRE01 .
    
Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks
on Thursday:
      
    ROCHE  ROG.S 
    Roche is due to hold a presentation about its late-stage
drug development projects.  ROG.S 

    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH  
    * Novartis  NOVN.S  said the New England Journal Of Medicine
has published full results from a phase III study for its
Gilenya product which said the treatment substantially reduced
the impact of multiple sclerosis in children and teenagers.
 NOVN.S 
    * Lonza  LONN.S  said it had begun construction work on a
extension to its factory in Greenwood, South Carolina.  LONN.S 
    * Clariant  CLN.S  said it has started construction of a
large-scale commercial sunliquid plant for the production of
cellulosic ethanol made from agricultural residues in Romania.
 CLN.S 
    * Barry Callebaut  BARN.S  said it had completed several
expansion investments at three of its North American facilities
located in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec; Chatham, Ontario; and St.
Albans, Vermont. The investments amount to close to $30 million.
 BARN.S 
    * Mercuria is expanding its iron ore business with a
majority stake in U.S. Mesabi Metallics Co, it said on
Wednesday, deepening its investment in the United States at a
time of a resurgent steel industry.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1VY4ZV
    * BFW Liegenschaften  BLIN.S  reported H1 EBIT profit of
15.8 million Swiss francs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1VY0RA
    * Bobst Group  BOBNN.S  said it completed placement of 1.125
pct straight bonds and term of 6 years.
    * Lalique Group  LLQ.S  said it had received a favourable
court decision in a legal case in France, although the decision
is not yet final.  LLQ.S 
    * Newron Pharmaceuticals  NWRN.S  reported a first half net
loss of 7.6 million euros  ($8.84 million).  NWRN.S 
    * Crealogix Holding  CLXN.S  said Rudolf Noser is proposed
as a new member of its board of directors, replacing Jean-Claude
Philipona who is resigning.  CLXN.S 
    * EFG International  EFGN.S  said it has appointed Richard
Thomas, Head of UK Region and CEO of EFG Private Bank London,
effective January 2, 2019.   EFGN.S 
    * Relief Therapeutics  RLFB.S  said it has sealed a
licensing and co-development agreement with H&H Group to develop
products derived from whey and no-fat milk and have the
potential to prevent allergies.  RLFB.S 
    * Cosmo Pharmaceuticals  COPN.S  gave an update on a type A
meeting with the FDA for its Methylene Blue MMX product.
According to the minutes, while some issues have been resolved,
some disagreement with the review division remain, Cosmo said.
 COPN.S 
    
            
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    August producer/import price index  CHPPI=ECI  CHPPIY=ECI 
due at 0715 GMT. 
    Also, the Swiss parliament approved a corporate tax overhaul
on Wednesday that it hopes will stave off the danger of it
landing on a European Union blacklist of uncooperative tax
havens. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1VY22D


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