ZURICH, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were expected to
open slightly higher on Thursday, in line with European shares,
rebounding after losses in the previous session.
The Swiss blue-chip SMI .SSMI was seen opening up 0.4
percent at 8,906 points, according to premarket indications by
bank Julius Baer JBPRE01 .
The following are some of the main factors expected to
affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
ADECCO ADEN.VX
The world's biggest staffing firm by sales said it was
starting a new share buyback programme worth up to 250 million
euros ($311.08 million) after completing another share
repurchase of the same amount.
For more click on ADEN.VX
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Roche ROG.VX said that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration had provided 510(k) clearance for the cobas Strep
A test for the detection of group A streptococcus bacterial DNA
in throat swab specimens. ROG.VX
* Banque Cantonale Vaudoise BCVN.S said revenues for the
first nine months of 2014 were stable year on year at 746
million Swiss francs. BCVN.S
* Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA VAHN.S said
Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority had approved the sale
of Valorlife to Wealth-Assurance Beteiligungs-AG. VAHN.S
* Gategroup GATE.S said third-quarter profit rose 58.5
percent to 37.1 million Swiss francs compared to the same period
last year. GATE.S
* LEM Holding LEHN.S posted first-half sales of 131.5
million Swiss francs, a rise of 3.6 percent compared to the same
period last year. LEHN.S
ECONOMY M-CH
SNB Vice Chairman Jean-Pierre Danthine due to speak at 0900
GMT.
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