27 November 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The SMI is set to end the week slightly lower on Friday after losing almost all of last week’s 3% gain early in the week before rebounding on Thursday and Friday. Trading was mixed on Stock markets across the […]
Swiss stocks miss out on Draghi-driven rallies in rest of Europe
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The prospect of more stimulus from Mario Draghi has been boosting most European stock markets. Switzerland has been lagging behind. Hurt by a strengthening franc, the Swiss Market Index has largely missed out on the rally that has added about $6 trillion to equities since the September lows of […]
SMI breaks 9,000 despite disappointing results
6 November 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The SMI broke through the 9,000 barrier for the first time since August this week, despite weak company news, after the Swiss franc fell sharply against the dollar and pan-European cyclical stocks outperformed on expectations that the European Central […]
SMI up, Roche up, Watch exports slump, Bank capital increases demanded
23 October 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss financial market news Global stocks rallied after “Super Mario” signaled that additional monetary stimulus is on the table if growth continues to falter. The SMI outperformed global stocks after it received a further lift from hints that Europe […]
SMI underperforms, Geneva bank jobs slump, Nestlé forecast cut, Syngenta steady
16 October 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss financial market news The Swiss Market Index suffered minor losses towards the end of this week, modestly underperforming global stocks as investors moved into more cyclical, US and emerging markets equities. A Federal Reserve report released this week […]
Swiss market down, watch sector dented, expat rating slumps, Zurich, Actelion, Nestlé
25 September 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss financial markets news The Swiss Market Index extended losses this week as concerns that… Read more. Swiss economic news Swiss watch exports fall as Apple watch dents demand. Switzerland’s expat rating slumps… Read more. Swiss company news Zurich […]
Markets mixed, strong franc concerns, Nestlé, Sika and Credit Suisse
18 September 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss financial markets news Markets trend higher this week but look to give up gains on Friday after central banks again postpone rate changes… Read more. Swiss economic news The Swiss National Bank is still concerned about franc’s value […]
Swiss markets news
18 September 2015 Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss markets up on week but fell back Friday The Swiss Market Index (SMI) tracked global markets higher this week but fell in early trading on Friday as investor’s reacted to news from global central banks on rate changes. On Thursday, the Swiss National Bank left […]
Swiss Market experienced another volatile week of trading
4 September 2015 Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) experienced another volatile trading session this week, following global markets lower again on Friday morning after a brief rally on Thursday. Equity markets remained turbulent throughout the week on fears about the world’s economic outlook with China’s slowdown, the current market […]
