SWX Swiss Exchange

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SIX Swiss Exchange

The primary exchange in Switzerland. Stocks, government and corporate bonds, derivatives and other securities all trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange. It was one of the first exchanges in the world to become fully automated. It was created in 1995 as the Basel, Geneva and Zurich exchanges moved their trading to a central, computerized floor. See also: Swiss Electronic Bourse.

SWX Swiss Exchange

An all-electronic securities exchange formed from the 1995 merger of exchanges in Geneva, Basel, and Zurich. The exchange offers trading in equity securities, investment funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, Eurobonds, and options.

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He was also a member of the boards of directors of the SIS Swiss Financial Services Group and the SWX Swiss Exchange.

Julius Baer Group announces two nominations to board

Royal Bank of Scotland has increased the target price of Xstrata (LSE: XTA), an international mining company listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the SWX Swiss Exchange.

Royal Bank of Scotland increases target price of Xstrata

(NASDAQ:MIPS), Mountain View, Calif., a leading provider of industry-standard architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, has announced that Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer and automotive electronics, licensed its synthesizable processor cores for next-generation applications.

MICRONAS LICENSES RANGE OF MIPS PROCESSOR CORES

Lonza is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange. In 2007, Lonza had sales of CHF 2.87 billion.

Lonza Ltd

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) (SWX: CSGN) (ZHR: CSGN) has added the abbreviation AG to its name, thus changing its name to Credit Suisse Group AG, Thomson Financial has reported citing a statement by Swiss bourse operator SWX Swiss Exchange.

Credit Suisse Group adds AG to name

ABB is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange, the NYSE and the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

Swiss-Swedish power and automation group ABB wins new power orders for USD71m in India

Shares of the Tecan Group are traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange (TK:TECN/Reuters: TECZn.S/Valor: 12100191).

TECAN OFFERS SEVEN DETECTION MODES FOR APPLICATIONS

By November 2006, RIVR and Bermuda-based Argus Atlantic Energy had merged to form Petroplus Holdings and floated on the SWX Swiss Exchange.

Firm fuels greener refining

(SWX:BSLN) is an independent biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange. Basilea's fully integrated research and development operations are currently focused on new antibacterial and antifungal agents to fight drug resistance and on the development of dermatology drugs.

BASILEA REPORTS 92% CLINICAL CURE RATES FOR CEFTOBIPROLE

Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has launched MicMamba 2D-XC, a dual-tuner DVB-T ExpressCard 54 reference design for notebook computers.

MICRONAS LAUNCHES MICMAMBA 2D-XC FOR NOTEBOOK PCS

The result, according to the company, confirms the group's sound financial situation and leads to a higher free float of its shares as quoted on the SWX Swiss Exchange.

Distribution news

Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX, Frankfurt: MNSN), a semiconductor company group with worldwide operations, is a leading supplier of cutting-edge IC and sensor system solutions for consumer electronics and automotive electronics.