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1611 GMT [Dow Jones] SMI ends 0.9% lower at 7796.84. ABB, which had reported disappointing earnings Thursday, falls 1.1% after announcing the completion of an acquisition in the US. Novartis and Roche shed 1.2% and 0.7% respectively. Credit Suisse manages a 0.1% gain following a warm appraisal of 2Q results from Fitch. Fellow banks UBS and Julius Baer drop 0.5% and 0.1% respectively. The broader market also slides, with the SPI falling 0.8%. Galenica bucks the trend, rising 8% after winning US FDA approval for an anemia drug. (zurichdjnews@dowjones.com)

 
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