ZURVY Zurich Insurance Group Limited (QX)

ZURICH--SMI rises 0.08% to 8264.20. Eight stocks in the blue chip index see gains on the last day of trading for the week, while ten incur losses and two are static. The country's second-biggest bank Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) is among the top gainers after seeing a 0.67% increase. The country's other big bank, UBS AG (UBSN.VX), ends the day with a 0.52% decline. Reinsurance giant Swiss Re AG (SREN.VX) rises 0.31%, a day after the firm said it expects insurance premiums to increase next year due to improving economic growth rates. Zurich Insurance Group AG (ZURN.VX) falls 0.32% ahead of its investor day scheduled next Thursday.

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