The Switzerland stock market closed on a firm note on Thursday despite lingering concerns about Middle East tensions, and data showing a sharp drop in Swiss industrial production in the first quarter.
The benchmark SMI, which slipped into the red about an hour past noon and stayed weak for the next few hours, emerged above the flat line thereafter to eventually settle with a gain of 47.14 points or 0.35% at 13,446.43.
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