Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on May 4
ZURICH/BERLIN, May 4 (Reuters) -Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
ADECCO ADEN.S
Staffing group Adecco beat first-quarter sales expectationson Thursday, as companies rushed to outplacement markets after laying off staff to cope with the economic uncertainty.
SWISS RE SRENH.S
The reinsurance company said on Thursday that it swung to a net profit in the first quarter that was bigger than analysts had expected and was helped by higher prices and improved investment results.
COMPANY STATEMENTS
Schaffner Says Half Year Net Sales Rose By 7.4% Year-On-Year To CHF 84.8 Million
Swisscom SCMN.S first quarter sales fell slightly by CHF 12 mln to CHF 2.044 bln, reported EBIT of CHF 573 mln
GAM Holding Says Board Recommends Offer By Liontrust, reports FY Loss After Tax Widens To CHF 290.0 Million
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG STMN.S: MORGAN STANLEY RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 103 FROM CHF 97
SIKA AG SIKA.S: MORGAN STANLEY RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 312 FROM CHF 294
ECONOMY
No major Swiss economic data scheduled.
Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk
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
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
