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Stocks in Switzerland slipped during early trading Thursday, as the Swiss SMI Index dropped 0.9% to 12649.85.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 800 million Swiss francs ($1.01 billion), Implenia is the biggest early laggard, plunging 5.4%, followed by shares of Swissquote Group Holding, which declined 3.5%. Shares of SKAN Group dropped 3.5%.
Logitech International is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 1.5%, and Luzerner Kantonalbank increased 0.4%. BB Biotech rounds out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.3%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% to 96.66. The franc weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.26.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 04:30 ET (08:30 GMT)
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