Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on June 19

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19/06/2017 07:10

ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI  .SSMI  
was seen opening 0.2 percent higher at 8,982 points on Monday, 
according to premarket indications by bank Julius Baer 
 JBPRE01 . 
    The following are some of the main factors expected to 
affect Swiss stocks. 
     
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.S  ROCHE  ROG.S.  
    Swiss drugmaker Novartis  NOVN.S  said on Monday it won 
European approval for its biosimilar version of Roche's  ROG.S  
blockbuster Rituxan as the crosstown rivals go head-to-head on a 
drug to treat blood cancers and immunological diseases. 
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    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Raiffeisen board president Johannes Rueegg-Stuerm told 
Swiss newspaper Le Temps that Raiffeisen is in it for the long 
run with its investment in Leonteq  LEON.S .  LEON.S  
    * Aevis Victoria's  AEVS.S  Swiss Medical Network SA said it 
had raised its offer to shareholders of Linde Holding 
Biel/Bienne AG with the offer running until June 22.  AEVS.S  
    * Kuros Biosciences  KURN.S  said it has decided to offer up 
to 1.61 million shares within a price range of 12.50 francs to 
15.50 francs per share, and will use the proceeds to prepare 
commercialisation of lead products Magnetos and Neuroseal. 
 KURN.S  
    * Conzzeta  CONC.S  said it expects first-half net revenue 
to rise by 15 percent to 20 percent, with the operating result 
rising by 40 percent, compared to the same period a year ago. 
 CONC.S  
    * New Value  NEWN.S  said its full-year 2016/2017 loss was 
780,000 francs, from a profit of 280,000 francs a year earlier. 
 NEWN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    Swiss sight deposits at 0800 GMT. 
 
 
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