Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Sept. 19

Crealogix Holding AG

19/09/2017 05:42

ZURICH, Sept 19(Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors 
that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday: 
     
    ROCHE  ROG.S  
    Phase III data showed that a combination of venetoclax and 
rituximab helped people with previously treated chronic 
lymphocytic leukaemia live longer without their disease 
worsening compared to bendamustine plus rituximab.  
     ROG.S-E  
     
    The long-heralded threat of cut-price competition to its 
top-selling biological cancer medicines is finally becoming a 
reality for Roche, the world's biggest maker of oncology 
treatments. Last Friday's green light for a copy of its breast 
cancer drug Herceptin heralds the arrival of the second 
so-called cancer biosimilar in Europe this year, following the 
launch six months ago of copies of MabThera/Rituxan for blood 
cancers.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1LZ0QH 
     
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.S  
    Ratings agency Fitch revises Novartis's outlook to negative 
from stable; 'AA' affirmed  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFit1YN2qn 
  
     NOVN.S-E  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Crealogix Holding AG  CLXN.S  says mid-term goals of group 
were increased in view of positive results; expects business to 
be successful for 2017/2018 with double-digit sales growth and 
further increases in EBITDA  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1LZ0LX 
    * lastminute.com  LMN.S  said it had appointed Sergio 
Signoretti as its new chief financial officer.  LMN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
     
 
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