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Kam Patel reports on the winners and losers from the Swiss National Bank's shock decision, and other news affecting the stockmarket today.

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These people in Geneva didn't delay in acting on the central bank's announcement

The Swiss central bank's shock decision to abandon the Swiss franc's ceiling' against the euro yesterday (catch up on all the background here) continues to rattle investors.

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Kam Patel

Kam is a former deputy editor at Hemscott Invest and online editor, City A.M and he was also previously the Digital Editor at IFA Magazine. Kam is currently a senior journalist at The Global Treasurer and contributes to MoneyWeek. Kam shares expertise on the FTSE 100, investing and global stocks.