"The markets have picked up following the falls from earlier in the week"
- Simon Denham, chief executive officer of Capital Spreads
Swiss stocks edged higher on Thursday before deadline for Greece's debt swap.
The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, gained 0.84%, or 51.39 points, to 6,153.93. The broader Swiss Performance Index advanced 1.43%, or 79.58 points, to 5,646.62.
"The markets have picked up following the falls from earlier in the week, assisted by the prospect of the required PSI on Greek debt for the country to avoid default," said Simon Denham, chief executive officer of Capital Spreads in London.
"As PSI has become more apparent, the markets have become perkier."
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