SIX Swiss Exchange today published the latest edition of its Bonds Quarterly Statistics[PDF]. Turnover in the CHF bonds segment totaled CHF 37.1 bn in Q4 2013, a decrease of CHF 5.8 bn from Q4 2012. For the whole of 2013, turnover in the secondary market for CHF bonds fell by 11.6% from the previous year to CHF 163.8 bn. The number of transactions in 2013 fell by 6.0% to 506'781 (2012: 539'300). The international bonds segment put in a good performance, with turnover rising 71.5% to CHF 3.0 bn.
Financials prevail Governments
In terms of CHF bonds, financials - with a trading volume of 57.3 bn - overtook governments (CHF 53.0 bn) as the most actively traded sector in 2013.The number of primary-listed CHF bonds increased further: as at 31 December 2013, there were 1'636 (2012: 1'598). By contrast, the issue volume in 2013 fell from CHF 82.1 bn in 2012 to CHF 67.1 bn in 2013. Measured by issue volume, Swiss issuers (CHF 45.6 bn) had a larger market share than foreign issuers (CHF 21.5 bn). As at the end of December 2013, the outstanding volume of all CHF bonds amounted to CHF 539.3 bn, of which CHF 291.8 bn was from Swiss issuers and CHF 247.5 bn from foreign 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.
