Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on May 17

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17/05/2018 05:43

ZURICH, May 17 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors
that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
    
    ROCHE  ROG.S  
    * The Swiss drugmaker's immunotherapy Tecentriq, given with
its older drug Avastin and chemotherapy, improved survival of
advanced lung cancer patients by about 30 percent over the
combination without Tecentriq, according to interim results of a
late stage trial released on Wednesday.
    * Treating early stage breast cancer patients for just six
months with Roche's Herceptin works as well as the current
12-month regimen, researchers who conducted a large clinical
trial said on Wednesday.
    For more, click on  ROG.S 
    
    RICHEMONT  CFR.S 
    The luxury goods group has launched a new watch brand,
Baume, offering trendy time pieces priced in the hundreds rather
than the thousands of dollars to lure young people away from
their smartphones for reading the time.
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH 
    * HBM Healthcare  HBMN.S  said it had net assets of 1.232
billion Swiss francs on May 15.  HBMN.S  
    * SFS Group  SFSN.S  said it raised its interest in
Germany's HECO, a manufacturer of fastening solutions for
structural timberwork, to 51 percent.  SFSN.S  

    
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    

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