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Credit Suisse swings to SFr1.26bn loss

By Lina Saigol in London

Published: October 23 2008 08:32 | Last updated: October 23 2008 08:32

Credit Suisse on Thursday confirmed that writedowns in the value of its leveraged loans and mortgage-backed securities and “exceptionally adverse” trading conditions pushed it into a third-quarter loss.

Switzerland’s second-biggest bank said its net loss for the period amounted to SFr1.26bn ($1.1bn, €843m) compared with a profit of SFr1.3bn a year ago.

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