Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on October 5

By Reuters News

ZURICH/GDANSK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Monday:

NESTLE NEST.NS

A sample of Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener collected from the Lalit hotel in New Delhi has been declared "unsafe" and "substandard," the country's food safety regulator said on Saturday.

ALENTIS THERAPEUTICS

Australia's CSL CSL.AX said on Monday it had entered into an agreement with Swiss drugmaker Alentis Therapeutics to co-develop and co-promote a treatment for rare kidney and liver diseases, in a deal worth up to $1.6 billion, excluding development funding.

ECONOMY

SNB sight deposits due at 0800 GMT.

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