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- Trading turnover of CHF 95.0 billion (+19.2% month-on-month)
- Number of trades 3,471,129 (+8.9% month-on-month)
- Average trading turnover per day of CHF 5.0 billion (Year-to-date)
In September 2016, trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange was up 19.2% against the previous month. Trading turnover totaled CHF 95.0 billion. Transaction volumes followed the same uptrend, advancing 8.9% to 3,471,129.
In the equities including funds + ETPs segment, trading turnover rose 21.7% to CHF 75.1 billion, with the number of trades up 9.1% at 3,326,088. For CHF bonds, trading turnover advanced an impressive 30.1% to CHF 9.4 billion, while the number of trades was up 8.8% at 27,705. Trading turnover for the ETF segment added 6.6% to reach CHF 7.6 billion, although the number of trades slipped 0.8% to 66,826. Trading transactions for structured products and warrants were up 5.3% at 47,859, but turnover dropped 40.3% to CHF 939 million.
A different picture emerges from the figures for the year to date. At CHF 953.6 billion, trading turnover is 11.4% lower than for the same period in 2015, while the number of trades has dropped by 9.8% to 35,566,615. The 2015 figures were characterized by record-high trading volumes in response to the elimination of the CHF/EUR exchange rate floor in January 2015.
In September 2016, SIX Swiss Exchange launched a new index family for factor-based investment: the SPI Multi Premia®. The index family contains eight indices, which are based on the largest and most liquid SPI® securities. SIX Swiss Exchange also introduced a new visibility initiative for listed small and medium-sized companies. The initiative provides support for companies seeking to expand their market presence and reach key stakeholders.
Eighteen new CHF bonds (+50.0%) and 2,718 new structured products and warrants (-1.0%) were admitted to trading in September. Since the start of the year, a total of 191 new CHF bonds (-11.2%) and 27,105 new structured products and warrants (-19.2%) have been listed.
The performance of the most important equity indices in September 2016 was as follows: the blue chip SMI® index stood at 8,139.0 points at the end of September (-0.8% month-on-month, -7.7% against end-2015). The SLI Swiss Leader Index® closed at 1,239.9 points (-0.4%; -6.9%) with the broader-based SPI® coming in at 8,883.3 points (-0.4%; -2.3%). The SBI® AAA-BBB Total Return index increased month-on-month (+0.2%; +3.7% against end-2015) to 139.5 points.
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