"European markets sit delicately poised once again, with traders asking what next"
- Chris Weston, an institutional trader at IG Markets
Swiss stocks ended Wednesday's session higher after a report showed the U.S. private sector added more jobs than expected.
The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, rose 0.91%, or 55.01 points, to 6,102.54. The broader Swiss Performance Index gained 0.90%, or 49.51 points, to 5,567.04.
"European markets sit delicately poised once again, with traders asking what next?" said Chris Weston, an institutional trader at IG Markets in Melbourne, in an e-mail.
"Economic data is light with U.S. ADP private payrolls taking top billing."
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