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Today, SIX Swiss Exchange published the latest edition of its Bonds Quarterly Statistics report[PDF]. In the second quarter 2014, turnover in the CHF bonds segment amounted to CHF 41.4 billion. This corresponds to an increase of 0.8% over the previous quarter. Compared to the same quarter in the previous year, the increase even amounts to 6.6%, despite a decline of transactions by -8.4% (to 124'614).
Growth in turnover for international bonds
The international bonds segment of SIX Swiss Exchange continued its positive trend. In Q2, turnover increased by 22.5%over the previous quarter to reach CHF 3.5 billion. Furthermore, SIX Swiss Exchange internationalized its bond offering with the first listing of a bond denominated in Chinese renminbi (CNY).
"Government sector" with strong increase
In CHF bonds, turnover in the largest sector "financials" decreased by -3.9% compared to the previous quarter, reaching CHF 15.3 billion. In contrast, turnover in the second largest sector "government" increased by 3.3 to CHF 14.3 billion (+29.7%). This results from an increase of CHF 3.5 billion for bonds from Swiss issuers and a slight decrease of CHF -0.2 billion for bonds from international issuers.
Broad information offering
The report "Bonds Quarterly Statistics" is published quarterly and contains turnover figures as well as information about Swiss and international bonds traded. Previous editions are available in our archives. Furthermore, our website provides up-to-date information on new admissions and market indicators, interest structure rates as well as volume and turnover.
