Swiss Market Ends Higher For 2nd Straight Day
BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - The Switzerland stock market, which briefly slipped into negative territory after opening higher Friday morning, recovered swiftly and gradually moved higher to finally end the session on a firm note.
Rising optimism about global economic recovery and good progress in the vaccination drive lifted the market and pushed the benchmark index SMI closer to its all-time high.
The SMI ended with a gain of 73.50 points or 0.66% at 11,225.58, slightly off the day's high of 11,239.20, and not far from the record high of 11,266.78 posted in mid-April. On Thursday, the index ended with a gain of 106.88 points or 0.97%.