Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: May 2018

Trading turnover was down by –3.3% in April on the prior month to CHF 118.7 billion. This means that average turnover has come in at CHF 6.0 billion per trading day in the year to date. There was also a fall in the number of transactions, which declined by 2.9% to 4,752,634. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was up by 2.3% to CHF 616.0 billion, while the number of trades soared by 23.7% to 26,637,499.

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  • Trading turnover of CHF 118.7 billion (–3.3% month-on-month)
  • Number of trades 4,752,634 (–2.9% month-on-month)
  • Average turnover per trading day of CHF 6.0 billion in the year to date
  • SMI® at 8,457 points at the end of April (–4.8% versus the prior month)

2 May saw the highest turnover on a single trading day during the month, with securities worth a total volume of CHF 12.3 billion changing hands. 2 May was also the trading day on which the highest number of transactions was conducted, at 285,049. The stock that generated the highest turnover during the reporting month was once again Nestle N, which was also the most-traded security.

Detailed statistics on turnover and transaction volumes per segment compared with the previous month and previous year, on newly listed products and on the development of the most important indices can be found in the tables below and on the website of SIX Swiss Exchange AG.

Since beginning of 2018

Trading days since beginning of 2018: 102

Trading days in same prior-year period: 103

Segment

Turnover in CHF million

Change versus same prior-year period

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

498,888

5.4%

Bonds CHF

52,669

-8.4%

ETFs

49,002

-6.4%

Bonds non-CHF

8,667

-30.3%

Structured products and warrants

6,739

-1.8%

TOTAL

615,965

2.3%

 

Number of trades

Change versus same prior-year period

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

25,697,690

24.3%

Bonds CHF

156,287

2.9%

ETFs

486,703

7.0%

Bonds non-CHF

6,863

-34.5%

Structured products and warrants

289,956

13.1%

TOTAL

26,637,499

23.7%

 

Number of newly listed products

Change versus same prior-year period

Bonds CHF

127

11.4%

Structured products and warrants

15,680

10.8%

*Contains domestic & foreign shares, investment funds, sponsored funds, ETSFs and ETPs

May 2018

Trading days May 2018: 20

Trading days in previous month: 20

Segment

Turnover in CHF million

Change versus previous month

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

 95,119 -6.7%

Bonds CHF

 10,729 -3.2%

ETFs

 10,371 47.4%

Bonds non-CHF

 1,246 -19.3%

Structured products and warrants

 1,228 11.5%

TOTAL

 118,693 -3.3%

 

Number of trades

Change versus previous month

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

 4,581,196 -3.3%

Bonds CHF

 34,107 19.1%

ETFs

 85,835 8.2%

Bonds non-CHF

 1,186 -14.4%

Structured products and warrants

 50,310 6.5%

TOTAL

 4,752,634 -2.9%
 

Number of newly listed products

Change versus previous month

Bonds CHF

29

45.0%

Structured products and warrants

2,915

-4.2%

*Contains domestic & foreign shares, investment funds, sponsored funds, ETSFs and ETPs

Index

Month-end reading

Change versus end of previous month

Change since end of 2017

SMI® PR

8,457.0

-4.8%

-9.9%

SLI Swiss Leader Index®  PR

1,405.0

-4.3%

-7.4%

SMIM® PR

 2,570.8

-0.4%

-0.8%

SPI® TR

 10,164.8

-3.4%

-5.5%

SPI EXTRA® TR

 4,336.6

0.1%

0.9%

SXI LIFE SCIENCES® TR

 4,529.8

-0.3%

1.9%

SXI Bio+Medtech® TR

 4,460.3

0.5%

0.4%

SBI® AAA-BBB Total Return

 135.8

0.8%

-0.5%

More detailed information

Statistical Monthly Report

Statistical Monthly Report

Intraday Activity

Intraday Activity
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