India, Aug. 5 -- Despite very nearly falling below the flat line a little past noon, the Switzerland stock market stayed positive right through the trading session on Wednesday thanks to selective buying at a few frontline counters.

The benchmark SMI, which dropped to a low of 14,466.40 nearly an hour past noon, recovered to 14,568.16 in the final hour before settling at 14,551.56, gaining 88.33 points or 0.81%.

Sandoz Group climbed more than 6% after the Basel-based company reaffirmed its full-year guidance and highlighted continued momentum in its pipeline.

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