India, Aug. 21 -- Despite languishing in negative territory till the penultimate hour, the Switzerland stock market closed on a firm note on Friday thanks to brisk buying at several counters.
Worries about Middle East tensions and elevated oil prices limited market's upside.
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The benchmark SMI, which dropped to 14,279.59 at noon, ended up by 88.82 points or 0.62% at 14,456.98.
Kuehne + Nagel moved up nearly 3%. Richemont, Geberit, Galderma Group, Schindler Ps, Lonza Group, Roche and Sika gained 1%-1.55%.
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