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In March 2016, trading turnover of CHF 115.7 billion was generated on SIX Swiss Exchange, equating to a slight decline of5.3% 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 the segment equities including funds + ETPs segment 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%.
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 andSIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd 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.
Detailed figures are available in the statistical monthly report[PDF]. An overview of order book quality at SIX Swiss Exchange is reflected in the Equity Liquidity Matrix (ELM), while SIX Swiss Exchange's tool Intraday Activity allows a monitoring of daily trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange. Furthermore, SIX Swiss Exchange's website provides daily figures for volume and turnover.
