One-month euro/Swiss franc implied volatility - a measure of demand for options and expected future price swings - has more than doubled to 6.75 per cent since early April.

The Swiss franc fell to a four-month low against the euro after the International Monetary Fund said introducing negative interest rates on banks' excess deposits could help cool the country's real-estate market.

The Swiss franc erased some of its intra-day losses against other major currencies towards the end of Tuesday's Asian session.

ZURICH: The Swiss franc fell on Friday against the dollar as the greenback approached a 10-month high against a basket of currencies after a regional Federal Reserve chief said the US central bank could begin easing up on stimulus this summer.

The Swiss franc gained against its European and U.S. counterparts in the Asian session on Monday. The franc is now trading at 1.2438 against the euro and 0.9679 versus the greenback, compared to last week's close of 1.2478 and 0.9722, respectively.

The Swiss franc has largely tracked the euro since the Swiss National Bank (SNB) imposed a 1.20 per euro cap on the franc in September 2011 after a strong run up in the Swiss currency threatened to tip the country into recession.

ZURICH: The Swiss franc was steady against the dollar on Wednesday after hitting its lowest level since August 21 in early trading, with the greenback's strength bolstered by signs of a firm recovery in the U.S.

New York, May 20, 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Aa3 long-term foreign currency senior unsecured debt rating to Banco de Chile's proposed issuance of CHF 250,000,000 of senior bonds.

Erasing early decline, the Swiss franc gained against other major currencies in early European deals on Friday. The franc is now trading at 1.2427 against the euro and 1.4716 against the pound, compared to early lows of 1.2451 and 1.4760, respectively.

The safe-haven franc has broadly tracked the single currency since the Swiss National Bank introduced a cap of 1.20 per euro in September 2011 after a strong run up in the franc threatened to tip the country into recession. The franc fell 0.1 percent ...