Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: August 2018

Trading turnover was down by –13.1% in August on the prior month to CHF 86.9 billion. There was also a fall in the number of transactions, which declined by 8.0% to 4,219,823. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was up by 0.1% to CHF 920.6 billion, while the number of trades increased significantly by 17.6% to 40,360,541.

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  • Trading turnover of CHF 86.9 billion (–13.1% month-on-month)
  • Number of trades 4,219,823 (–8.0% month-on-month)
  • Average turnover per trading day of CHF 5.5 billion in the year to date
  • SMI® index at 8,973.6 points at the end of August (–2.2% month-on-month)

The highest turnover on a single trading day was recorded on 2 August, which saw securities worth a total volume of CHF 5.7 billion changing hands. 2 August was also the trading day on which the highest number of transactions was conducted, at 270,724. The stock that generated the highest turnover during the reporting month was Nestle N (CHF 6.6 billion), while the most-traded security was Roche GS (180,426 transactions).

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: 167

Trading days in same prior-year period: 167

Segment

Turnover in CHF million

Change versus same prior-year period

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

749,314

3.5%

Bonds CHF

79,385

-9.6%

ETFs

69,580

-10.9%

Bonds non-CHF

12,368

-33.4%

Structured products and warrants

9,960

-6.8%

TOTAL

920,607

0.1%

 

Number of trades

Change versus same prior-year period

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

38,955,612

18.2%

Bonds CHF

237,042

1.1%

ETFs

726,425

5.3%

Bonds non-CHF

10,590

-30.5%

Structured products and warrants

430,872

4.4%

TOTAL

40,360,541

17.6%

 

Number of newly listed products

Change versus same prior-year period

Bonds CHF

201

18.9%

Structured products and warrants

24,988

6.7%

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

August 2018

Trading days August 2018: 22

Trading days in previous month: 22

Segment

Turnover in CHF million

Change versus previous month

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

 72,113 -11.8%

Bonds CHF

 7,094 -20.0%

ETFs

 5,495 -22.2%

Bonds non-CHF

 1,180 -11.0%

Structured products and warrants

 998 -4.5%

TOTAL

 86,881 -13.1%

 

Number of trades

Change versus previous month

Equities incl. Funds + ETPs*

 4,075,414 -8.1%

Bonds CHF

 24,559 -7.4%

ETFs

 73,824 -4.7%

Bonds non-CHF

 1,176 -10.3%

Structured products and warrants

 44,850 -3.8%

TOTAL

 4,219,823 -8.0%
 

Number of newly listed products

Change versus previous month

Bonds CHF

6

-77.8%

Structured products and warrants

2,777

-15.7%

*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

8,973.6

-2.2%

-4.4%

SLI Swiss Leader Index®  PR

1,467.0

-2.4%

-3.4%

SMIM® PR

 2,691.5

0.6%

3.8%

SPI® TR

 10,740.3

-1.5%

-0.1%

SPI EXTRA® TR

 4,461.9

0.7%

3.8%

SXI LIFE SCIENCES® TR

 4,993.2

-1.0%

12.4%

SXI Bio+Medtech® TR

 4,605.9

-1.2%

3.6%

SBI® AAA-BBB Total Return

 135.7

0.7%

-0.5%

More detailed information

Statistical Monthly Report

Statistical Monthly Report

Intraday Activity

Intraday Activity
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