India, March 20 -- The Switzerland market closed on a firm note on Thursday despite struggling for direction till about a couple of hours past noon, despite the Swiss National Bank lowering interest rate by 25 basis points.
Worries about the outlook for global economic growth amid trade war and Middle East tensions weighed on the market for much of the day's trading session.
The benchmark SMI closed up 56.13 points or 0.43% at 13,097.05. The index touched a low of 13,005.50 and a high of 13,103.76.
Partners Group climbed about 2.1%. Givaudan, Nestle, Novartis and Alcon gained 1.3 to 1.8%. Sandoz Group and SGS closed higher by 0.88% and 0.82%, respectively.
Swatch Group and Adecco ended down 4.16% and 3.94%, respectively. Richemont close...