India, Oct. 15 -- Swiss stocks moved higher on Thursday, extending gains to a fifth straight session, thanks to strong buying at several counters. In addition to digesting Swiss producer and import prices data, investors looked ahead to corporate earnings updates.
The benchmark SMI settled with a gain of 219.58 points or 1.55% at 14,349.51, the day's high.
Lindt & Spruengli, up 6.3%, was the top gainer in the SMI index. Alcon, Lonza Group and Swisscom gained 3.1%-3.3%.
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