The Switzerland stock market's benchmark SMI ended marginally down on Tuesday after languishing in negative territory right through the day's session with investors refraining from making significant moves, looking ahead to monetary policy announcements from several top central banks.
A lack of progress in U.S.-Iran peace efforts also rendered the mood cautious.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.