To date, a total of 14,727,457 transactions have been executed on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland in 2013 – a 4.9% increase year-on-year. Transactions in the equities segment, which includes funds and ETPs, were up 5% at 13,696,319. ETF segment transactions also advanced 24.6% year-on-year to 417,613 transactions.
Total transaction volumes for all securities rose 11.3% to CHF 446.3 billion between 1 January and end May 2013. The rise was mainly driven by increased turnover in the equities segment including funds and ETPs – up 16.9% – and the ETF segment (up 25.8%). Sales of CHF bonds recorded a marked decline year-on-year, falling 11.7% to CHF 70.6 billion.
A total of 3,089,779 securities transactions were executed in May (down 2.1% month-on-month), generating turnover of CHF 87.6 billion (-6.5%). Transactions involving equities, funds and ETPs also slipped 1.9% against April to 2,879,182. Turnover on ETF transactions dropped 10.6% to CHF 8.4 billion, whilst total transactions were down 13.4% at 84,302. Turnover on structured products and warrants advanced a healthy 45.8% to CHF 3.8 billion. Total transactions rose slightly, up 0.3% at 83,262. The number of CHF bond transactions increased 7.3% to 41,560, with turnover up 20.5% at CHF 13.1 billion.
Twenty-two new CHF bonds (-37.1%) and 4,009 new structured products and warrants (-11.8%) were approved for trading in May, bringing the total number of new products listed in 2013 to 135 new CHF bonds (down 11.8%) and 20,174 new structured products and warrants (-4.1%).
The old trader's proverb "sell in May and go away" did not hold true in May 2013. Equity indices trended higher month-on-month: the blue chip SMI® index closed the month at 7,947 points (+0.5%; +16.5% against end-2012), whilst the SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR came in at 1,205.5 points (+1.6%; +16.2% against end-2012) and the broader-based SPI® closed at 7,495.1 points (+1%; +19.2% against end-2012).
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