"In the current environment, the world is flying only on one engine and this engine is the U.S. economy"
- Didier Duret, chief investment officer at ABN Amro Private Banking
Swiss stocks rose on Friday after a report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than economists forecast.
The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, added 0.85%, or 54.24 points, to 6,461.54. The broader Swiss Performance Index rose 0.88%, or 51.99 points, to 5,962.98.
"In the current environment, the world is flying only on one engine and this engine is the U.S. economy," said Didier Duret, chief investment officer at ABN Amro Private Banking.
"That's why it is so important to look at these numbers coming out from the U.S.," he added.
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