Quadrant FY sales +36% at CHF 804.3m (vs exp CHF 793m). EMS Chemie FY sales CHF 1.396bn (vs cons CHF 1.377bn) / EBIT CHF 247m (vs cons CHF 241m) / net profit CHF 308m (vs cons CHF 277m) Outlook: expects ’07 sales and EBIT slightly above ’06 plans to raise dividend from CHF 6.50 to CHF 7.65 (BB). Swissquote FY sales CHF 74.7m (vs exp CHF 71.8m) / EBITDA CHF 38.1m (vs exp CHF 35.1m) / net profit CHF 36.5m (vs exp CHF 33.4m) Outlook: Swissquote sees inflow of CHF 1bn in funds in 2007 proposes share split 1:10 (BB). Straumann UBS upgrade from reduce to neutral (UBS research update). Kühne&Nagel last night Kühne&Nagel denied having an interest in TUI’s seafreight division Hapag Lloyd (BB). SIG figures non-event company recommends to reject Rank offer of 370/share however makes no recommendation on CVC/Ferd offer (currently 400/share) (BB) Inficon company says ZKB holdings fell below 5% of voting rights (BB). Micronas Sal Oppenheim confirm reduce rating and cut price target from CHF 24 to CHF 23 based on the given outlook for Q1 as well as assessment of trends in the TV IC industry (Sal Oppenheim research update)
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