CHF 97,394 Million In Turnover On SWX In August

A total volume of CHF 97,394 million was traded on SWX in August, 2.0 percent less than the month before. The total comprises CHF 76,327 million in equities (including funds), CHF 15,158 million in bonds, CHF 2,629 in derivatives, CHF 310 in Exchange Traded Funds and CHF 2,970 in Eurobonds.

A total volume of 837,472 trades were transacted on SWX in August. The total comprises 706,808 trades in equities (including Exchange Traded Funds), 62,430 in bonds (includes Eurobonds) and 68,234 in derivatives.

The SMI index closed at month-end at 6,582.4, a decrease of 3.9% compared to the previous month. The change since the start of the year was -19.9%. The SPI index closed at month-end at 4,540.7, a decrease of 4.1% compared to the previous month. The change since the start of the year was -20.1%.

All SMI equities have been traded on virt-x since June 25 2001. The pan-european stock exchange virt-x is a joint-venture between the SWX and the Tradepoint-Group LDC