The Swiss stock market ended Friday's session in positive territory. The market got off to a slow start Friday, but remained in the green in the afternoon. The market received support from the performance of its most heavily weighted defensive stocks.
The market also received a boost from the strong performance of the U.S. markets and the better than expected U.S. consumer sentiment data. The consumer sentiment index came in well above economist estimates and reached its highest level since July of 2007.
The Swiss Market Index increased by 0.29 percent and finished Friday at 8,280.25. The SMI finished the trading week with and overall gain of 1.3 percent. The Swiss Leader Index rose by 0.38 percent Friday and the Swiss Performance Index added 0.28 percent.
Among the defensive heavyweights, both Nestle and Roche finished with gains of 0.4 percent. However, Novartis fell by 0.6 percent.
Most cyclical stocks finished to the upside at the end of the trading week. Transocean increased by 1.4 percent and Holcim gained 0.9 percent. ABB advanced by 0.8 percent and Geberit added 0.8 percent.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.