ZURICH/GDANSK, Oct 17 (Reuters) -Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:

NESTLE NESN.S

Nestle cut its full-year sales outlook and reported worse-than-expected nine-month organic sales growth on Thursday as the world's biggest packaged food company failed to grow volumes amid continued price hikes.

NOVARTIS NOVN.S

Novartis has lost a bid to keep a generic version of its top-selling heart failure drug Entresto off the U.S. market by blocking regulators from approving it, though the generic's launch faces other legal roadblocks.

ABB ABBN.S

Swiss engineering group ABB on Thursday reported better-than-expected operating profit for its third quarter and edged higher its profitability outlook for the year.

COMPANY STATEMENTS

* SCHINDLER HOLDING AG SCHP.S - Schindler Q3 sales fall slightly

*VAT GROUP AG VACN.S - Q3 net sales down at CHF 209 Mln

ANALYSTS' VIEWS

BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION HOLDING AG BCHN.S - BERENBERG INITIATES COVERAGE WITH BUY RATING; PRICE TARGET CHF 734

ECONOMY

Swiss September trade due at 0600 GMT.

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