Brightbridge Wealth Management Headlines: Swiss Stocks Rise; Syngenta, UBS, Bucher Shares Climb in Zurich Washington 6/06/2011 02:50 PM GMT (TransWorldNews) Swiss stocks advanced, led by gains in chemicals companies and banks. Syngenta AG, the Basel, Switzerland-based pesticides maker, climbed 1.7 percent. UBS AG added 0.8 percent. The Swiss Market Index of the biggest and most actively traded companies rose 0.5 percent to 6,527.16 at 10:28 a.m. in Zurich. The benchmark has rallied 8.4 percent since March 16 as company earnings exceeded estimates. The broader Swiss Performance Index increased 0.5 percent. Syngenta added 1.7 percent to 292.5 Swiss francs after announcing the launch of Vibrance, a seed treatment fungicide based on the new active ingredient sedaxane. UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, increased 0.8 percent to 16.25 francs, its first gain in six days. Bucher Industries AG rose 1.6 percent to 209.3 francs. The agricultural machinery maker said its Kuhn Group unit has a licensing and manufacturing agreement with Deere & Co. to cooperate on large square balers. “The strategic cooperation with the world’s leading farm equipment producer underpins Kuhn’s product and manufacturing strengths in farming,” Fabian Haecki, an analyst at Vontobel Holding AG, wrote in a note to clients today. Dufry Group climbed 1 percent to 109.6 francs after surging 6.7 percent yesterday. info@brightbridgewealth-management.com www.brightbridgewealth-management.com Empty Image Picture Gallery Empty Image Email Article to a friend | View Hub Visit Blogs | Bookmark and Share Empty Image NEWS ALERTS Receive alerts for Brightbridge Wealth Management to your inbox. Sign up for WooEB Alerts Empty Image TransWorldNews, Inc. and its affiliate sites disclaim all liability for information and content provided by clients and appearing within their news and press releases. Empty Image more >> Additional Headlines Bebida Beverage Shares Continue to Rally (BBDA) GeoVax Labs Inc. (GOVX) Opens Third Site for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Testing Flint Telecom Group (FLTT) Partners with Transaction Management to Improve Position in Global Mobile Prepaid Card Market, Add Customer Value CorMedix, Inc. (CRMD) Notes Latest FDA Correspondence regarding Neutrolin® HotCloud Mobile, Inc. (HOTM) Partners with NexBoom to Capitalize on Co-Branded Mobile Apps SNDY, NYNY, SMEV are included in our Top Penny Stock Gainers Surprise IEA Move Pushes Crude Oil Prices Lower; Stocks Finish on a Mixed Note Fox Petroleum Continues To Climb (FXPT) SmallCapReview - Stocks On The Move - SRLS, GCO, FUL Cautious Outlook from Fed Pushes Market Lower Empty Image Empty Image

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Swiss stocks advanced, led by gains in chemicals companies and banks.

Syngenta AG, the Basel, Switzerland-based pesticides maker, climbed 1.7 percent. UBS AG added 0.8 percent.

The Swiss Market Index of the biggest and most actively traded companies rose 0.5 percent to 6,527.16 at 10:28 a.m. in Zurich. The benchmark has rallied 8.4 percent since March 16 as company earnings exceeded estimates. The broader Swiss Performance Index increased 0.5 percent.

Syngenta added 1.7 percent to 292.5 Swiss francs after announcing the launch of Vibrance, a seed treatment fungicide based on the new active ingredient sedaxane.

UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, increased 0.8 percent to 16.25 francs, its first gain in six days.

Bucher Industries AG rose 1.6 percent to 209.3 francs. The agricultural machinery maker said its Kuhn Group unit has a licensing and manufacturing agreement with Deere & Co. to cooperate on large square balers.

“The strategic cooperation with the world’s leading farm equipment producer underpins Kuhn’s product and manufacturing strengths in farming,” Fabian Haecki, an analyst at Vontobel Holding AG, wrote in a note to clients today.

Dufry Group climbed 1 percent to 109.6 francs after surging 6.7 percent yesterday.