Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:33:04 GMT
Swiss stocks rise before U.S. earnings season
Stocks in Switzerland rose following two weeks of gains as the U.S. earnings season is about to begin. Transocrean Ltd. and Cie Financiere Richemont led the gains, both climbing 2%. The Swiss Market Index increased 1.1% to 7,867.11 so far today, while the Swiss Performance Index rose 1.1% as well. The SMI jumped 1.3% last week.