Swiss shares close higher after US GDP data;
Swiss shares closed higher, boosted by positive US GDP data, with volumes, however, low ahead of tomorrow's public holiday in Switzerland and as investors await the FOMC's rate decision.
Swiss shares closed broadly lower in thin trade reflecting a dearth of market-moving news amid a local half-day holiday, led down by sharp losses in Credit Suisse on speculation that the bank faces more subprime writedowns.