Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct. 10

SHL Telemedicine

10/10/2018 06:00

ZURICH/BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI
 .SSMI  was seen opening 0.2 percent lower at 8,950 points on
Wednesday, according to premarket indications by bank Julius
Baer  JBPRE01 .
    Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss
stocks:
      
    JULIUS BAER  BAER.S 
    Switzerland's highest court is expected to rule on whether
whistleblowers break the country's bank secrecy law by leaking
confidential bank data to tax authorities even if they are based
elsewhere in the world. 
    
    VAT GROUP AG  VACN.S  
    Announces short time work for about 400 production employees
at VAT Vakuumventile; move reflects previously announced
softening of certain markets, especially in semiconductor
equipment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WP10W
    
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  E-CH 
    * Novartis  NOVN.S  said analysis showed crizanlizumab
(SEG101) increased the number of patients free of sickle cell
pain crises vs placebo during SUSTAIN study. Discussions with
health authorities are continuing, and a filing with the FDA is
anticipated in 2019.  NOVN.S 
    *  Roche Holding AG  ROG.S : Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) data show
early initiation of treatment reduces disability progression
over five years in relapsing and primary progressive multiple
sclerosis  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WP10T
    * Clariant's  CLN.S  Bohnen joins executive board,
Fuenfstueck to leave  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WP10X
    * SHL Telemedicine  SHLTN.S  said financial watchdog FINMA
had approved a request filed by Himalaya (Cayman Islands) TMT
Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Limited, Xu Xiang, Kun Shen and
Mengke Cai not to suspend their voting rights during appeals
against a Sept. 1 Swiss Takeover Board decision  SHLTN.S 
    * ObsEva SA Presents Clinical Data From Phase III Implant 2
Trial Of Nolasiban In IVF  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1WP0UY
        
    ANALYSTS' VIEWS
    SGS  SGSN.S  - Morgan Stanley starts with "equal weight",
2,636 Sfr price target.
        
    ECONOMY  M-CH 
    No economic data scheduled.

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