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- Trading turnover in the first three months: CHF 350.7 billion
- Average trading turnover per day of CHF 5.7 billion
- WISeKey International now listed on SIX Swiss Exchange
In March 2016, trading turnover of CHF 115.7 billion was generated on SIX Swiss Exchange, equating to a slight decline of 5.3% versus the prior month. This is also reflected in the number of trades, which, at 4,214,975, were down by 17.4% on the figure for February 2016.
In terms of the individual segments, the CHF bonds segment generated the strongest growth. Trading turnover rose by 9.0% month-on-month to CHF 13.1 billion. There was a slight decrease of 2.1% in the number of trades, which totaled 35,228. The ETFs segment also saw an increase in trading turnover versus the previous month. Turnover was up by 3.2% to CHF 7.9 billion. However, the number of trades was down by 9.4% to 78,966. The performance of the equities including funds + ETPs segment was as follows: turnover in March 2016 stood at CHF 92.0 billion, which equated to a month-on-month decline of 7.2%. The same trend was evident in relation to the number of transactions, which at 4,043,463 undershot the previous month's total by 17.5%. As far as structured products and warrants were concerned, turnover was down by 7.7% to CHF 1.5 billion, while the number of trades declined by 24.9% to 55,889.
Turnover averaged CHF 5.7 billion per trading day in March 2016. This figure is therefore higher than the average turnover per trading day for 2015 as a whole, which was CHF 5.5 billion. The listing of WISeKey International Holding AG (WIHN) on 31 March saw the first company joining SIX Swiss Exchange in 2016.
A total of 13,951,590 transactions have been conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange since the start of 2016. This represents a 4.2% decline year-on-year, largely due to the record-high transaction volumes in January 2015. The same effect was apparent in trading turnover, which came in down 18.6% year-on-year at CHF 350.7 billion. Turnover averaged CHF 5.7 billion per trading day in March 2016. This figure is therefore higher than the average turnover per trading day for 2015 as a whole, which was CHF 5.5 billion. The successful listing of WISeKey International Holding AG (WIHN) on 31 March saw the first company joining SIX Swiss Exchange in 2016.
29 new CHF bond issues (+20.8%) and 2,587 new structured products and warrants (-31.5%) were admitted to trading in March. In all, this means that 66 new CHF bonds (-12.0%) and 9,949 new structured products and warrants (-25.9%) have been listed since the start of the year.
The performance of the most important equity indices was as follows in March 2016: the blue chip SMI® index stood at 7,807.9 points at the end of March (-0.5% month-on-month, -11.5% versus end-2015). The SLI Swiss Leader Index® stood at 1,205.8 points (+1.0%/-9.5%) and the broader-based SPI® at 8,316.6 points (+0.8%/-8.5%). The SBI® AAA-BBB Total Return index was down versus February (-0.7%/+2.3% compared with end-2015) at 137.5 points.
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