ZURICH/BERLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
.SSMI was seen opening 0.1% higher at 12,409 points on Friday,
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer
JBPRE01 .
Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
ROCHE ROG.S
The drugmaker's controlling family has been granted an
exemption from having to make an offer to other shareholders
after the $20.7 billion deal to buy back Novartis's NOVN.S
nearly one third voting stake, the company said on Friday.
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COMPANY STATEMENTS
* Novartis' NOVN.S iptacopan met primary endpoints in
Phase II study in rare kidney disease NOVN.S
* Wisekey's WIHN.S semiconductors unit got renewal
compliance with the international ISO 27001 certification for
information security WIHN.S
* Relief Therapeutics RLFB.S said its collaboration
partner's emergency use authorization request for
zyesami/rlf-100 (aviptadil) for patients with critical covid-19
with respiratory failure had been declined by FDA. RLFB.S
* Achiko ACHIN.S said it has initiated development Of a
Dengue diagnostic test ACHIN.S
ANALYSTS' VIEWS
ROCHE HOLDING AG ROG.S : BERENBERG RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
CHF 375 FROM CHF 340
BOSSARD HOLDING AG BOS.S : STIFEL CUTS TO HOLD FROM BUY;
GURIT HOLDING AG GUR.S : STIFEL INITIATES WITH HOLD RATING
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG CSGN.S : DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS TO HOLD
FROM BUY
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG CSGN.S : RBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO
CHF 11.50 FROM CHF 10.50
OC OERLIKON CORPORATION AG PFAEFFIKON OERL.S : DEUTSCHE
BANK RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 10.5 FROM CHF 10
ABB LTD ABBN.S : BERENBERG RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 28
FROM CHF 25
ECONOMY
Swiss October forex reserves due at 0800 GMT.
(Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk)
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