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The latest issue of the "Bonds Quarterly Statistics" report looks at the performance of SIX Swiss Exchange's Bonds segment in the fourth quarter of 2016. |
SIX Swiss Exchange published the latest edition of its "Bonds Quarterly Statistics[PDF]". The CHF Bonds segment turned over CHF 33.5 billion in the fourth quarter, a significant increase of 25% compared to the previous quarter, but a slight drop year on year. In the segment of Non-CHF Bonds, the fourth quarter turned over EUR 4 billion, representing a 28% fall compared to the previous quarter but a 15% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
Positive development of CHF Bonds
Within the CHF Bonds segment, Financials and Government once again the strongest sectors in terms of turnover, grew by 22% and 39% respectively. Consumer Services sector also saw a positive quarter with an increase of 88% to CHF 805 million.
The turnover in Domestic Bonds grew by 26% to CHF 21 billion. Once again Domestic Bonds still retained the larger share of the total turnover at 64% and Foreign Bonds at 36%, which represents no change compared to the last quarter. Overall the total number of listed CHF Bonds fell slightly at the end of Q4 to 1'689 (1'705 end of Q3).
Broad information offering
The "Bonds Quarterly Statistics" report is published quarterly and contains turnover figures as well as information about CHF and Non-CHF Bonds traded. Previous editions are available in the SIX Swiss Exchange archive. Up-to-date information on new admissions, market indicators, yield curves, volume and turnover can be found onthe SIX Swiss Exchange website.
