"The positive sentiment generated by the euro-zone summit has been carried over the weekend by better-than-expected Chinese PMI figures and stronger readings from the Japanese Tankan survey"
- James Knightley, senior economist at ING Groep NV
Swiss stocks closed in green on Monday.
The Swiss blue-chip index SMI, a measure of the largest and most actively traded companies, rose 0.70%, or 42.55 points, to 6,109.41. The broader Swiss Performance Index climbed 0.67%, or 37.91 points, to 5,671.18.
"The positive sentiment generated by the euro-zone summit has been carried over the weekend by better-than-expected Chinese PMI figures and stronger readings from the Japanese Tankan survey," said James Knightley, senior economist at ING Groep NV in London.
"These have offered hope that the global economy may not be slowing as quickly as many feared."
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