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Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list

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Key takeaways

  • Six weeks after the EU, Switzerland has also lifted its sanctions on Alisher Usmanov.
  • Exposed: EWL, NVS, CB, BG, ONON
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list

Six weeks after the EU, Switzerland has also lifted its sanctions on Alisher Usmanov. A ruling by Germany's Federal Court of Justice, now made public, gives his lawsuit against the Council of the EU fresh momentum.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

    iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF holds stocks listed in Switzerland, which this story is about (“switzerland”).

  • EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF-3.5% 19d

    iShares MSCI Germany ETF holds stocks listed in Germany, which this story is about (“germany”).

  • NVS Novartis AG-0.1% 14d

    Novartis AG (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares.

  • CB Chubb+7.2% 30d

    Chubb (fire, marine and casualty insurance) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares.

  • BG Bunge Global-18.0% 30d

    Bunge Global (fats and oils) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares.

  • ONON On Holding AG+33.8% 30d

    On Holding AG (rubber and plastics footwear) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWL-3.64%-2.31%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWG-2.48%-3.14%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NVS-2.40%-2.15%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CB-3.19%-1.39%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BG-1.12%-2.88%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ONON-15.04%-7.94%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list finews.com

Source: finews.com

The price since 5 Nov 2026: Ishares (EWL) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bunge Global (BG)three days earlier-2.88%final price
Bunge Global (BG)five days earlier-1.12%final price
Chubb (CB)three days earlier-1.39%final price
Chubb (CB)five days earlier-3.19%final price
EWGthree days earlier-3.14%final price
EWGfive days earlier-2.48%final price
Ishares (EWL)three days earlier-2.31%final price
Ishares (EWL)five days earlier-3.64%final price
Novartis Ag (NVS)three days earlier-2.15%final price
Novartis Ag (NVS)five days earlier-2.40%final price
On Holding AG (ONON)three days earlier-7.94%final price
On Holding AG (ONON)five days earlier-15.04%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWL)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWL Ishares

    Ishares (EWL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF holds stocks listed in Switzerland, which this story is about (“switzerland”)

  • NVS Novartis Ag

    Novartis Ag (NVS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list.” Reason on file: Novartis AG (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares

  • CB Chubb

    For “Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list,” Chubb (CB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chubb (fire, marine and casualty insurance) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares

  • BG Bunge Global

    For “Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list,” Bunge Global (BG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bunge Global (fats and oils) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares

  • ONON On Holding AG

    On Holding AG (ONON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list.” Reason on file: On Holding AG (rubber and plastics footwear) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares

How “Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list” reaches Ishares (EWL)

“Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list” (5 Nov 2026) reaches Ishares (EWL) through this story.

Ishares (EWL) is on the page because iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF holds stocks listed in Switzerland, which this story is about (“switzerland”)

Novartis Ag (NVS) is here too. Its reason reads: Novartis AG (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest Switzerland-based companies traded in the US, so news about Switzerland (“switzerland”) reaches its shares

Dates in the story, and the Ishares (EWL) price range

CB traded between 329.66 and 370.32 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 366.49. NVS traded between 139.43 and 147.02 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 140.78.

A simple score for Ishares (EWL)

40 out of 100

“Switzerland removes Alisher Usmanov from sanctions list” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.