Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Swiss stocks erased losses as Transocean Ltd. climbed, offsetting Adecco SA and Holcim Ltd., which declined.

The benchmark Swiss Market Index was unchanged at 5,793.53 as of 9:59 a.m. in Zurich after earlier falling as much as 0.5 percent. The broader Swiss Performance Index declined 0.2 percent.

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