It is shaping up to be another tough day for the market as traders continue to express concerns over a possible recession, disappointing earnings numbers, surging crude oil prices and persistent weakness for the U.S. dollar. However, not all the companies are joining the general market anxiety, and Swiss Re made strong gains, trading up 4.9% in the Zurich exchange, despite
a plunge of 87% in its fourth-quarter net profit as investors were encouraged by its positive earnings outlook.
The world's largest reinsurer announced that its quarterly profit had dropped to 170 million Swiss francs ($161.7 million), dragged down by higher write-downs related to bad loans. Its profit numbers were down from 1.3 billion reported in the same period a year ago.
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