Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:17:06 GMT
Switzerland's shares advance
Shares in Switzerland gained as Nestle SA sales topped the estimates and the U.S. government made a compromise by increasing the debt ceiling and that did put an end to nation's government shutdown. The Swiss Market Index rose 0.4% to 8,014.68 as of 9:46 a.m. Zurich time; however, the equity-benchmark has declined 0.1% monthly. The Swiss Performance Index added 0.4%