Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct 19

Datacolor AG

19/10/2016 05:36

ZURICH, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday: 
     
    ROCHE  ROG.S  
    The drugmaker's new immunotherapy, Tecentriq, won approval 
on Tuesday from U.S. health regulators as a second-line lung 
cancer treatment, a decision seen likely to erode Bristol-Myers 
Squibb's BMY.N position in this hotly contested market. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1CO4WF 
    For more news see  ROG.S-E  
     
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.S  
    Credit Suisse has agreed in principle to pay about 100 
million euros to settle its tax position in Italy in a case 
involving allegations it helped clients transfer undeclared 
funds offshore, a source with direct knowledge of the matter 
told Reuters on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1CO607 
    Credit Suisse AG will absorb Credit Suisse (Channel Islands) 
Limited as of Jan 3, 2017, the bank said. 
     CSGN.S-E  
     
    TEMENOS  TEMN.S   
    Financial software maker releases Q3 results after market 
close 
    For more news see  TEMN.S-E  
     
    OC OERLIKON  OERL.S  
    Chief Executive Roland Fischer tells Swiss newspaper Finanz 
und Wirtschaft its Drive Systems business has structural 
problems that need to be addressed. Afterwards a sale would be 
an option "but the timing is wrong now, markets are on the 
floor".  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1CO524 
     
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * HBM Healthcare Investments  HBMN.S  says invests $10 
million in True North Therapeutics, a privately held company 
based in California as part of a $45 million equity financing 
round. 
    * Datacolor AG  DCN.S  appoints Annet van der Laan as new 
CFO 
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
     
 
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