In May 2007, total turnover on SWX and virt-x amounted to CHF 226 billion, which corresponds to a 9.9% increase over April 2007. As key contributors to those gains, trading in CHF bonds and ETFs rose markedly by 32.1% and 35.9%, respectively. Turnover in securitised derivatives increased on a monthly basis by 19.8%, and a full 58.5% compared to May 2006. The share indices maintained their upside bias, with the blue chip SMI® index closing out the month at 9,450.9, representing a year-to-date gain of 7.57%. The broadly based SPI® has risen by 10.87% thus far in 2007 and recorded an end-May reading of 7,682.3.
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