Swiss stocks advance for a fifth continuous day

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Swiss stocks rose on Tuesday for a fifth continuous day as Actelion Ltd., Switzerland’s largest biotechnology company, and Givaudan SA, the producer of the fragrances, rallied. The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, rose 0.24%, or 13.63 points, to 5,732.19. The broader Swiss Performance Index edged higher 0.21%, or 10.71 points, to 5,180.07.

“The crisis has reached a systemic dimension,” said European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Tuesday. “Sovereign stress has moved from the smaller economies to some of the larger countries. The crisis is systemic and must be tackled decisively.”

Swiss Federal Statistical office is to announce change in month on month producer price index on Thursday. Producer inflation declined 1.2% in September, compared to August.

“The crisis has reached a systemic dimension”
- Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Central Bank President

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