  A Higgs-like particle with a mass of about 126 GeV has been discovered at the
LHC. Within the experimental uncertainties, the measured properties of this new
state are compatible with those of the Higgs boson in the Standard Model (SM).
While not statistically significant at present, the results show some
interesting patterns of deviations from the SM predictions, in particular a
higher rate in the \gamma\gamma\ decay mode observed by ATLAS and CMS, and a
somewhat smaller rate in the \tau\tau\ mode. The LHC discovery is also
compatible with the predictions of the Higgs sector of the Minimal
Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM), interpreting the new state as either the
light or the heavy CP-even MSSM Higgs boson. Within the framework of the MSSM
with seven free parameters (pMSSM-7), we fit the various rates of cross section
times branching ratio as measured by the LHC and Tevatron experiments under the
hypotheses of either the light or the heavy CP-even Higgs boson being the new
state around 126 GeV, with and without the inclusion of further low-energy
observables. We find an overall good quality of the fits, with the best fit
points exhibiting an enhancement of the \gamma\gamma rate, as well as a small
suppression of the bb and \tau\tau\ channels with respect to their SM
expectations, depending on the details of the fit. For the fits including the
whole data set the light CP-even Higgs interpretation in the MSSM results in a
higher relative fit probability than the SM fit. On the other hand, we find
that the present data also permit the more exotic interpretation in terms of
the heavy CP-even MSSM Higgs, which could give rise to experimental signatures
of additional Higgs states in the near future.
