Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 20.

SFS AG

20/07/2018 06:36

ZURICH, July 20 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main
factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday.
    
   ROCHE  ROG.S  
   The drugmaker said the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration has
granted it an accelerated review for its Elecsys product used to
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   COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH 

    * CPH Chemie + Papier Holding  CPHN.S  reported a net profit
of 22.6 million Swiss francs for the first six months of 2018,
compared with a loss of 2.2 million francs a year earlier.
 CPHN.S 
    * Bachem Holding  BANB.S  said it has opened a new sales
office in Japan.  BANB.S 
    * Idorsia  IDIA.S  - Credit Suisse has reduced its holding
in the biotech company to below 3 percent, according to a
disclosure made to the Swiss Six Exchange.  IDIA.S 
    * ALSO  ALSN.S  said it has acquired DISS, a Slovenian
distributor of software and IT equipment for an undisclosed fee.
 ALSN.S 
    * SFS  SFSN.S  said it expected profitability to improve
significantly during the second half of 2018 after it reported
an increase in its net income to 88.9 million francs during the
first half.  SFSN.S 
    * BB Biotech  BION.S  reported a net loss of 98 million
Swiss francs for the second quarter of 2018.  BION.S 
    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    

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