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瑞士蓝筹股指数在财报季期间下跌;瑞士再保险公司股价下跌

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-- 周四,瑞士股市指数再次下跌,收跌1.11%。投资者在密切关注中东地缘政治局势发展的同时,消化了最新一批企业财报和经济数据。 瑞士国家银行(SNBN.SW)数据显示,4月份瑞士外汇储备从3月份修正后的7210亿瑞士法郎降至7157.3亿瑞士法郎。就业方面,政府数据显示,4月份瑞士失业率从上月的3.1%小幅下降至3%。 地缘政治方面,由瑞士联邦外交部国务秘书亚历山大·法塞尔率领的瑞士代表团在华盛顿会见了美国副国务卿,会谈重点讨论了当前的地缘政治局势、双边经济合作、创新以及面向未来的议题。 在企业新闻方面,瑞士电信集团Swisscom (SCMN.SW)、旅游零售商Avolta (AVOL.SW)和再保险巨头瑞士再保险公司(SREN.SW)等瑞士上市公司发布了盈利更新。 受财产及意外伤害再保险部门收入下降以及公司持续退出iptiQ业务的影响,瑞士再保险公司股价收盘下跌3.19%。该公司公布第一季度集团保险收入为100.3亿美元,低于去年同期的104.1亿美元。相比之下,集团净利润同比增长19%。 加拿大皇家银行资本市场(RBC Capital Markets)在一份简报中指出:“瑞士再保险公司第一季度净利润为15.13亿美元,比公司此前公布的11.93亿美元预期高出27%,但业绩质量参差不齐——几乎完全得益于自然灾害损失低于季度预算67%,以及财产险再保险业务约12个百分点的折现收益(2025年第一季度约为8个百分点),尽管其中包含了为应对伊朗战争影响而增加的4亿美元准备金。然而,营收、新业务量和定价均反映出周期性压力不断加剧。”该简报对瑞士再保险公司持负面看法。 与此同时,罗氏(RO.SW)同意收购美国公司PathAI,此次合并交易将增强其数字病理学产品组合。这家瑞士制药巨头将支付7.5亿美元的首付款,并在达成里程碑后支付3亿美元,预计交易将于下半年完成。截至当日收盘,罗氏股价下跌1.39%。

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