Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on May 18

ZURICH May 18 (Reuters) - The following are some of the main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday:

SONOVA (SOON.VX)

Sonova posts full-year profit for 2009/2010 business year of 355 million Swiss francs and expects organic sales growth of 8-10 percent for 2010/2011 business year.

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NOVARTIS (NOVN.VX)

Pharmaceutical company Novartis engaged in a pattern of discrimination against women at one of its divisions, a U.S. jury ruled on Monday, awarding compensatory damages of $3.3 million to 12 women and soon to be determined punitive damages to a larger group.

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NYCOMED NYCMD.UL

Forest Laboratories and Nycomed receive complete response letter for roflumilast.

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ECONOMY [M-CH]

The euro zone crisis is a concern for Switzerland as it poses a risk to economic recovery, the Swiss National Bank's chairman said on Monday.

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COMPANY STATEMENTS [CNR-CH]

* Oerlikon(OERL.S) Q1 2010 showed a net loss of 104 million Swiss francs.[OERL.S]

* Helvetia (HELN.S) says grows in occupational benefits business [HELN.S]

EQUITY RESEARCH [CH-RCH]

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