In May 2010, cumulative trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland amounted to CHF 113.3 billion, 8.4% higher than in the previous month. The total number of trades increased at an even faster pace (15.2%) to 3,431,630, with all trading segments witnessing higher volume. The Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) segment recorded the largest gain, with turnover and trading volume surging in May to CHF 8.6 billion (+68.3%) and 79,758 (+45.4%) respectively.
The equity indices declined for the month: the blue chip SMI® index end May at 6,312.6 (-4.6% versus the previous month), the SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR at 965.2 (-5.3%) and the broadly based SPI® at 5,562.5 (-4.9%).
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