Credit Suisse shares CH:CSGN fell 5% in Zurich trade after a flattish start, with attention on the health of the Swiss banking giant. Its stock has dropped 29% this year on worries over its health after five consecutive losing quarters and about $100 billion of outflows from wealthy clients in the fourth quarter. Bloomberg reported that UBS CH:UBSG does not want to merge with its rival.
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