After a flat start, the Switzerland market gained in strength and stayed positive right through the trading session on Tuesday, in line with markets across Europe.
The benchmark SMI ended with a gain of 48.84 points or 0.38% at 13,052.17, about 50 points off the day's high of 13,101.88.
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