BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - After a flat start, Swiss stocks kept edging higher and higher on Wednesday thanks to sustained buying at several counters and eventually ended the session on a buoyant note, extending gains to a fourth straight session.
The benchmark SMI closed with a gain of 202.41 points or 1.45% at 14,129.93, slightly off the day's high of 14,136.90.
Lonza Group, Roche and Sandoz Group gained 3%-3.35%. Novartis ended 2.8% up, while Galderma Group climbed 2.7%.
Nestle, Alcon, Richemont, Swisscom and Sonova gained 1.3%-2.1%. Sika, Lindt & Spruengli, Swiss Life Holding, SGS, Schindler Ps and Zurich Insurance closed up by 0.4%-1%.
VAT Group, UBS Group and Kuehne + Nagel ended down by 1.7%, 1.55% and 1.3%, respectively. ABB ended lower by about 1.1%. Partners Group and Straumann Holding also closed weak.
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