Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on June 27

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27/06/2014 07:10

ZURICH, June 27 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were expected to 
open higher on Friday bucking losses on Wall Street and in Asia 
where sentiment was hurt by talk of rate rises in the United 
States amid global growth concerns. 
    The Swiss blue-chip index  .SSMI  was seen rising 0.3 
percent at the open to 8,564 points, according to premarket 
indications by bank Julius Baer  JBPRE01 . 
    The following are some of the main factors expected to 
affect Swiss stocks on Friday: 
     
    NOVARTIS  NOVN.VX  
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it 
has approved Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd's  RANB.NS  generic 
version of Novartis AG's blood pressure drug Diovan. 
    For more, click on:  NOVN.VX  
     
    ROCHE  ROG.VX  
    Roche said on Friday that European regulators had 
recommended approval of its drug Avastin as a treatment for 
women with ovarian cancer that is resistant to 
platinum-containing chemotherapy. 
    For more, click on:  ROG.VX  
     
    CREDIT SUISSE  CSGN.VX  
    Big banks have started pulling their business out of 
Barclays'  BARC.L  dark pool, after the British bank was sued by 
New York's top securities regulator for allegedly misleading 
institutional investors over its anonymous trading venue, The 
Financial times reported. 
    Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank  DBKGn.DE , and Royal Bank of 
Canada  RY.TO , asset manager Alliance Bernstein were among the 
institutions that withdrew from Barclays' dark pool on Thursday, 
the paper said. 
    For more, click on:  CSGN.VX  
      
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG  AFGN.S  said it has agreed 
to buy privately-owned Italian heating and ventilation company 
Sabiana S.p.A for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to 
complete in July.  AFGN.S  
    * Shareholders at Dufry's  DUFN.VX  extraordinary general 
meeting approved a proposed increase in share capital.  DUFN.S  
    * New Value  NEWN.S  posted a loss of 0.58 million Swiss 
francs in the financial year 2013/14 compared to a loss of 8.65 
million in the previous year.  NEWN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    Swiss KOF indicator due at 0700 GMT 
 
     
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