After a positive start, Swiss stocks slipped into negative territory around noon on Tuesday, and then stayed weak till the end of the day's session.
The benchmark SMI settled with a loss of 36.53 points or 0.27% at 13,372.58, about 60 points off the day's low of 13,312.54.
Partners Group ended 6.5% down. Straumann Holding, SGS and Alcon lost 2.4%-2.5%.
Sonova closed lower by 1.87%, while Richemont, Lonza Group and Sandoz Group lost 1.3%-1.6%.
Lindt & Spruengli, Galderma Group, Kuehne + Nagel, Givaudan, Roche Holding and VAT Group also closed weak.
Julius Baer climbed nearly 3%. Holcim gained about 1.4%. Schindler Ps closed nearly 1% up. Nestle, Sika, Amrize and ABB closed with moderate gains.
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Market Analysis
January 30, 2026 15:51 ET The Federal Reserve policy decision was the main event in the final week of January, which saw a heavy flow of economics news. Several data reflecting the trends in the U.S. economy were also released during the week. The interest rate decision from Canada also was in focus. In Europe, economic sentiment data gained attention. The policy decision from Singapore was the highlight in Asia.