Swiss Stocks Increase 0.4% in Early Trading

Dow Jones08-04

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Stocks in Switzerland rose during early trading Tuesday, as the Swiss SMI Index rose 0.4% to 14427.81.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 800 million Swiss francs ($987.7 million), Comet Holding is the biggest leader this morning, adding 3.1%, and Huber+Suhner increased 3.0%. INFICON Holding rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 2.7%.

Avolta is the biggest early laggard, declining 1.0%, followed by shares of Medartis Holding, which slipped 0.9%. Shares of Financiere Richemont slipped 0.7%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 96.23. The franc strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.23.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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