Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Dec 22
22/12/2017 05:36
ZURICH, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors
that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday:
NOVARTIS NOVN.S
California's top court opened the door for consumers to sue
Novartis AG and other makers of brand-name pharmaceutical
products over injuries blamed on generic versions of the drugs
manufactured by other companies. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1OL2IJ
ROCHE ROG.S
Celgene Corp CELG.O said it failed to show that combining
its cancer drug Revlimid with the cancer drug rituximab was more
effective in treating follicular lymphoma than the standard
combination of rituximab and chemotherapy. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1OL5VA
Chemotherapy typically has harsher side effects than more
targeted biologic treatments such as Revlimid and rituximab,
which is sold by Roche Holding AG under the brand name Rituxan.
NESTLE NESN.S
Mexican restaurant operator CMR CMRB.MX said that it will
partner with the local unit of Swiss food giant Nestle to
operate cafes under its Nescafe coffee brand. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1OL1N8
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Zurich Insurance Group AG ZURN.S announces early
redemption of $500 million of perpetual capital notes
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nZ8N1NU00K
* Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA PLOF.PA - acquires Swiss
Hydrogen urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1OL0S8
* Groupe Minoteries SA GMI.S acquires Silo Schwarzenbach
from Eberle Nafag AG urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1OL0PD
* Arbonia AG ARBNO.S sells property in Altstätten
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1OL0PJ
ECONOMY M-CH
Swiss Q3 current account and balance of payments due at 0800
GMT
KOF leading indicator for December due at 0800 GMT. Analysts
polled by Reuters expect reading of 110.2 versus 110.3 in
November
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