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"The combination of bargain hunters and a quiet market could well offer a degree of support in the days ahead"
- Terry Pratt, an institutional trader at IG Markets
Swiss stocks closed little changed on Wednesday after the European Central Bank lend out 489 billion euros in three-year loans to European banks.
The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, gained 0.01%, or 0.46 points, to 5,804.77. The broader Swiss Performance Index advanced 0.02%, or 1.03 points, to 5,227.89.
KOF Economic Research Agency is to announce its economic barometer next week on Wednesday. Barometer is based on combined reading of 12 economic indicators.