Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Feb. 20

Arbonia AG

20/02/2017 05:42

ZURICH, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Monday 
       
    ROCHE  ROG.S  
    The pharmaceuticals company said a combination of its 
immunotherapy drug Tecentriq and its blockbuster cancer drug 
Avastin had shown encouraging results in a Phase II trial in 
treating a type of kidney cancer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1G305W 
    For more news, click  ROG.S  
     
    ADECCO  ADEN.S  
    The world's biggest staffing group will move its 
headquarters from near Zurich airport to the centre of the city 
this year, newspaper SonntagsZeitung quoted a spokesman as 
saying. The new site is cheaper than the current one, the 
newspaper added. 
    For more news, click  ADEN.S  
     
    SCHINDLER HOLDING  SCHP.S  
    The elevator and escalator company should decide this year 
whether to set up its own unit in Iran, where it currently works 
with a distributor, Chief Executive Thomas Oetterli told 
SonntagZeitung. The decision depends on the political situation, 
which is difficult to predict, he said.  
    For more news, click  SCHP.S  
         
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Basilea  BSLN.S  is due to report its full year earnings 
at 0615 GMT.  BSLN.S  
    * Arbonia  ARBNO.S  said Christian Stambach will not be 
standing for re-election to the Board of Directors at the 
company's Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2017.  ARBNO.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * The Swiss National Bank is due to release sight deposit 
data at 0900 GMT 
 
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