A survey by the ZEW Institute and Credit Suisse Group showed on Wednesday that Switzerland's economic sentiment index plunged to -5.9 in February from -3.0 in January.
"The analysts surveyed tend to expect a decline in Swiss economic activity. Most of the analysts surveyed (82%) continue to rate the present state of Switzerland's economy as being "normal"," the ZEW said.
The current conditions rose to -6.0 in February from -8.5 in January.