Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Sept 6
06/09/2017 05:38
ZURICH, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors
that may affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday.
CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S
Chairman Urs Rohner called on regulators to clear the way
for large cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the European
banking industry, adding current rules make such transactions
too difficult. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LM5E8
For more click CSGN.S
ROCHE ROG.S
Patients taking Roche's targeted lung cancer drug Alecensa
have a far lower risk of their disease spreading in the brain
than those on Pfizer's PFE.N Xalkori, new clinical trial data
show. The results, which will be presented at the Sept. 8-12
European Society for Medical Oncology congress in Madrid,
reinforce Alecensa's position in an increasingly competitive
market. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LL2EA
ROG.S-E
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Investis IREN.S said it successfully placed a further
fixed-rate bond with a volume of 180 million Swiss francs.
IREN.S
* Myriad MYRN.S said it has completed a rights issue,
reaping proceeds of 18.7 million Swiss francs. Says directors
purchased 195,000 shares at a price of CHF 0.50 per
share. MYRN.S-E
* Julius Baer BAER.S said it placed perpetual
non-cumulative high-trigger additional tier 1 securities in a
debut $300 million transaction, with an annual coupon of 4.75
percent. BAER.S
* Straumann STMN.S said it aims to place 432,665 of its
own treasury shares, representing 2.7 percent of the company's
outstanding shares, to finance recent acquisitions including
orthodontic aligner maker ClearCorrect. STMN.S
* Novartis AG's NOVN.S Novartis Pharma AG reports a 6.6
percent passive stake in Xoma Corp as of August 24, 2017 - SEC
filing urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1LM0TK
* Swiss Estates AG SEAN.BN announces delisting of
convertible bond 2014 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1LN00C
ECONOMY M-CH
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