Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on January 31

ZURICH/BERLIN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI was seen opening 0.2% lower at 11,355 points on Tuesday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer . Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday: UBS UBS Group AG predicted an "uncertain" year ahead plagued by accelerating inflation and higher interest rates on Tuesday after the Swiss bank beat estimates in its latest quarter. COMPANY NEWS
* AMS OSRAM said its CEO Alexander Everke will step down after seven years and be replaced by Aldo Kamper.
*GURIT HOLDING AG reports 2022 net sales of 499.5 million Swiss francs ($540.06 million).
*LOGITECH said Charles Boynton would join company as chief financial officer.
*CARSGEN THERAPEUTICS said it has executed a collaboration agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.
* GALENICA subsidiary Verfora will acquire 100% of Padma Ltd. at the end of January.
* LANDIS+GYR said it has signed a meter data management services agreement with U.S. utility for modernization of existing software infrastructure
* IDORSIA said it has submitted a European Marketing Authorisation application for aprocitentan for the treatment of patients with resistant hypertension. ANALYSTS' VIEWS COSMO PHARMACEUTICALS NV : BERENBERG STARTS WITH BUY RECOMMENDATION AND CHF 80 PRICE TARGET VONTOBEL HOLDING AG : CITIGROUP RAISES PRICE TARGET TO CHF 62.5 FROM CHF 59.5

EFG INTERNATIONAL AG : CITIGROUP RAISES TO NEUTRAL FROM SELL; RAISES PRICE TARGET TO CHF 9 FROM CHF 6.8 JULIUS BAER GRUPPE AG : CITIGROUP RAISES PRICE TARGET TO CHF 68 FROM CHF 67.5

SGS SA : RBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 2250 FROM CHF 2300 ECONOMY Swiss December Retail Sales due at 0730 GMT. ($1 = 0.9249 Swiss francs) (Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk)

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Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on January 31

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