Swiss shares close down tracking Wall St led down by heavyweights |
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ZURICH (AFX) - Share prices closed lower in thin trade tracking a lower opening on Wall Street amid fresh economic concern, with a weakness in heavyweights Nestle and Roche weighing on sentiment, dealers said.At the close, the Swiss Market Index was 26.03 points lower at 9,110.06, and the Swiss Performance Index down 23.06 points at 7,309.08.The euro was little changed against the Swiss franc at 1.6392 sfr, while the dollar dropped to 1.2147.andrew.ge.thompson@thomson.comat/ic/at/gp/at/jsaCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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NASDAQ
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2792.28 |
22.57 (
0.81 %)
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2012-01-19 ) |
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CHANGE
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CARNIVAL
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11:35am )
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2017.00 |
46.00 (
2.42 %)
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WHITBREAD
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11:35am )
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1662.99 |
33.99 (
2.09 %)
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2012-01-19 )
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CHANGE
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IBM
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12:34pm ) |
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181.50 |
0.43 (
0.24 %)
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2012-01-19 )
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Swiss shares close sharply lower on profit-taking, US; financials, Nestle weak 