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Bloomberg
Jun 24
Comment
Swiss stocks were little changed.
Swatch Group AG and Cie. Financiere Richemont SA advanced while
Novartis AG, Europe’s second-largest drugmaker, declined.
Bloomberg
Jun 11
Comment
The rally in global stocks prompted
by investor expectations for an economic recovery is leaving
Switzerland behind.
THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST
Feb 11
Comment
The smart money index is a way to gauge the "smart" money versus the "dumb" money. The premise is that the emotional money trades in the morning while the "smart" money waits until the last hour to trade. Most institutions place their trades...
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This article describes an index that measures the performance of an exchange, industry or a geographic region. View articles referencing this index. |
The Swiss Market Index, or SMI, comprises the 20 largest and most liquid equities in the Swiss Performance Index. It is Switzerland's benchmark index and seen to be a mirror of the overall Swiss stock market. The SMI was introduced on 30 June 1988 at a baseline value of 1,500 points. Its composition is examined once a year.
About 57 percent of the SMI is made up of food and health-care stocks. Nestle makes up 22 percent of the index. Novartis AG (NVS) and Roche Pharmaceuticals (RHHBY) together make up 33% of the index.
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