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"The numbers were good and there is optimism about the U.S. recovery"
- John Plassard, director at Louis Capital Markets
Swiss stock gained on Friday, after U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' report showed the unemployment rate in the world's largest economy declined to 8.6 percent in November.
The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, advanced 0.66%, or 37.28 points, to 5,718.85. The broader Swiss Performance Index rose 0.72%, or 36.82 points, to 5,186.26.
"The numbers were good and there is optimism about the U.S. recovery," said John Plassard, director at Louis Capital Markets in Geneva.