Swatch Drops to Lowest in Decade as Viral Outbreak Threat Looms

  • Swiss watchmaker reports first profit decline in three years
  • CEO Nick Hayek aims for sale growth of 5%-6% this year
A Swatch store in the Central district of Hong Kong in 2019.Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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Swatch Group AG fell to the lowest in a decade as Switzerland’s largest watchmaker faces a triple whammy from protests in Hong Kong, competition with smartwatches and the viral outbreak in China.