B1G Numbers August 2024: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

After a difficult start into the month, the Swiss blue-chip index SMI closed at an annual high of 12,436.6 points, an increase of 1% for the month of August and 11.7% since the beginning of the year. Trading volumes on SIX Swiss Exchange in August remained below the levels of the very volatile month of July, at CHF 83.7 billion, while the number of transactions amounted to just under 4 million. 

In the video below, André Buck, Head Debt Capital Market, Exchanges, SIX, talks you through further highlights of August 2024.  For more detailed figures, you can also read our latest media release. 

The B1G Numbers videos provide transparency for the the market and wider public. This includes the development of trading volumes, the number of trades and the performance our blue chip index SMI, among other highlights. The B1G Numbers are presented by André Buck, Global Head Sales & Relationship Management. Discover previous editions

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 media releases of SIX.

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