Swiss central bank resumes shareholder payout after return to profit
ZURICH, March 6 (Reuters) - Switzerland's central bank returned to profit last year thanks to gains in the value of foreign currency and gold it holds, allowing it to resume payouts with a 2 billion Swiss franc ($2 billion) dividend to its shareholders.
The Swiss National Bank, which caused turmoil in financial markets in January with the sudden removal of a currency cap against the euro, made 38.3 billion francs in profit last year, confirming preliminary results.
This compares with a 9.1 billion franc loss in 2013 when it was hit hard by a slump in gold prices.
(Reporting by Katharina Bart and Karolin Schaps)
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