{"id":58407,"date":"2025-04-08T16:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/04\/08\/swiss-markets-ends-on-buoyant-note\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:50:45","slug":"swiss-markets-ends-on-buoyant-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/04\/08\/swiss-markets-ends-on-buoyant-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Markets Ends On Buoyant Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> The Switzerland market closed on a buoyant note on Tuesday, tracking positive global cues, amid expectations the U.S. President Donald Trump will soften his tariff stance. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has reaffirmed Washington&#8217;s new tariff policy but signaled his willingness to engage in dialogue with countries seeking more favorable trade terms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There could be permanent tariffs and there could also be negotiations&#8230; we&#8217;re going to get fair deals and good deals with every country \u2014 and if we don&#8217;t, we&#8217;re going to have nothing to do with them,&#8221; Trump said during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is still some uncertainty about any major shift in Trump&#8217;s stance, as he has rejected the European Commission&#8217;s offer proposing removal of tariffs on industrial goods as part of trade talks.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark SMI closed with a strong gain of 311.64 points or 2.82% at 11,359.12, despite coming off the day&#8217;s high of 11,507.87.<\/p>\n<p>Lonza Group climbed 7.62% after the company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer Philippe Deecke reportedly reassured analysts in a call that the pharmaceutical manufacturer is &#8220;well protected&#8221; from potential US tariffs on the pharma sector due to its <span class=\"landLinks\">business<\/span> model and global infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss Re rallied 5.78%. Sandoz Group gained nearly 5%, while Zurich Insurance Group, Richemont, Alcon, Swiss Life Holding, ABB and VAT Group ended higher by 4 to 4.3%.<\/p>\n<p>Straumann Holding, Holcim, Kuehne + Nagel, Sika, Partners Group, Julius Baer, Swatch Group, Geberit, Sonova, Logitech International, Lindt &amp; Spruengli, Adecco, UBS Group and Nestle settled higher by 2 to 4%. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>Swiss Markets Ends On Buoyant Note<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-04-08 16:50:45<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Switzerland market closed on a buoyant note on Tuesday, tracking positive global cues, amid expectations the U.S. President Donald Trump will soften his tariff stance. 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