India, Oct. 9 -- The Switzerland stock market closed on a strong note on Friday like several other markets in Europe, as slightly easing geopolitical tensions and a drop in oil prices helped underpin sentiment.

The benchmark SMI settled with a gain of 150.40 points or 1.1% at 13,787.40, after moving in a tight range between 13,723.97 and 13,811.46.

Sonova climbed 3.6%. UBS Group, SGS and Straumann Holding moved up 2.76%, 2.46% and 2.3%, respectively. Schindler Ps gained a little over 2%.

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