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Swiss SMI rises 0.66% as all 20 stocks finish higher
Switzerland’s main stock index, the SMI, rose 0.66% on Monday to close at 13,877.84 points.
All 20 companies in the index finished higher, with Galderma and Sandoz each up 1.9%.
Galderma’s shares continued to benefit from encouraging three-year data for its eczema drug Nemluvio.
Novartis and Roche also gained, helping lift the market.
Outside the SMI, Adecco fell 8.2% after a competitor released results, while AMS Osram dropped 5.9%.
Investors were also buying shares in Givaudan and Lonza ahead of their quarterly results due Tuesday and Wednesday.
Those results are among the updates investors will watch as the earnings season gets under way.
The Swiss Market Index rose 0.66% to close at 13,877.84 points on Monday.
All 20 stocks in the index finished higher.
Galderma and Sandoz led the gains, each rising 1.9%.
Adecco fell 8.2%, the largest decline noted in the report.
Novartis gained 0.7% and Roche rose 0.6%.
- Who
- The 20 companies in the Swiss Market Index.
- What
- The index rose 0.66%, and all 20 stocks finished higher.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Swiss stock market.
- Why
- The report says investors bought Swiss blue-chip stocks, but does not state a single specific reason for the overall rise.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sika, Geberit and Holcim shares were still lower.
The SMI ended up 0.66% at 13,877.84 points, with all 20 constituents higher.
- SMI close
- 13,877.84 points
- SMI change
- +0.66%
- Stocks finishing higher
- 20 of 20
- Top gainers
- Galderma and Sandoz, each +1.9%
- Largest reported fall
- Adecco, -8.2%
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