The good result of the Swiss watch business made luxury shares rally

The sales success of Swiss watch and jewelry brand Cartier during the holiday season unexpectedly boosted owner Richemond’s turnover and sent European luxury goods stocks rallying.

  • Cartier store in London. Photo: Reuters/Scanpix

Richemont’s Zurich-listed shares rose 16.36% to 161.8 Swiss francs, an all-time high. Following the example of Richemont, LVMH rose 9.15%, Christian Dior 8.59%, Kering 6.18% and Hermes International 4.91% in Paris. Burberry rose 4.05% in London and Hong Kong-listed Italian company Prada rose 4.3%.

Source: www.aripaev.ee