Compared to March 2020 when the Corona crisis caused unprecedented market turmoil and record volumes, in April trading turnover on the Swiss Stock Exchange was down -47.5% and reached CHF 153.9 billion, while the number of transactions dropped by -49.3% to 8,814,521. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was up by +56.9% to reach CHF 737.4 billion, while the number of trades rose by +122.7% to a total of 40,006,925. The SMI® rose by +3.4% and reached 9,629.4 points at the end of April.
- Trading turnover of CHF 153.9 billion (-47.5% month-on-month)
- Number of trades 8,814,521 (-49.3% month-on-month)
- SMI® index at 9,629.4 points at the end of April (+3.4% month-on-month)
The highest turnover on a single trading day was recorded on 28 April, which saw securities worth a total volume of CHF 15.8 billion changing hands. The highest number of trades was recorded on 7 April, with 537,818 transactions The stock that generated the highest turnover during the reporting month was NESTLE N with CHF 17.1 billion; ROCHE GS was the most traded stock with 589,024 transactions.
In products with crypto currencies as underlyings, trading turnover in April 2020 was -28% lower than in the previous month and reached CHF 42.1 million. The number of trades dropped by 36% to 1,871. In total, 47 crypto products were traded in April. The product with the highest turnover was ZXBTAV on Bitcoin, with CHF 23.3 million; it was also the most traded product with 937 transactions.
| Since beginning of 2020 |
Trading days since beginning of 2020: 83 |
Trading days in same prior-year period: 82 |
|---|---|---|
|
Segment |
Turnover in CHF million |
Change versus same prior-year period |
|
Equities incl. Funds + ETPs* |
614'573 | 65.9% |
|
Bonds CHF |
51'227 | 23.4% |
|
ETFs |
53'036 | 46.4% |
|
Bonds non-CHF |
8'625 | -46.0% |
|
Structured products and warrants |
9'947 | 70.5% |
|
TOTAL |
737'408 | 56.9% |
|
|
Number of trades |
Change versus same prior-year period |
|
Equities incl. Funds + ETPs* |
38'863'600 | 124.3% |
|
Bonds CHF |
117'406 | 3.5% |
|
ETFs |
663'496 | 89.2% |
|
Bonds non-CHF |
6'964 | -17.3% |
|
Structured products and warrants |
355'459 | 112.9% |
|
TOTAL |
40'006'925 | 122.7% |
|
Number of newly listed products |
Change versus previous month |
|
|
Bonds CHF |
121 | 9.0% |
|
Structured products and warrants |
24'871 | 81.6% |
*Contains domestic & foreign shares, investment funds, sponsored funds, ETSFs and ETPs
|
April 2020 |
Trading days April 2020: 20 |
Trading days in previous month: 22 |
|---|---|---|
|
Segment |
Turnover in CHF million |
Change versus previous month |
|
Equities incl. Funds + ETPs* |
123'893 | -49.5% |
|
Bonds CHF |
11'765 | -38.1% |
|
ETFs |
15'008 | -29.0% |
|
Bonds non-CHF |
1'633 | -48.9% |
|
Structured products and warrants |
1'645 | -63.0% |
|
TOTAL |
153'944 | -47.5% |
|
|
Number of trades |
Change versus previous month |
|
Equities incl. Funds + ETPs* |
8'543'092 | -49.6% |
|
Bonds CHF |
28'232 | -28.1% |
|
ETFs |
152'334 | -42.0% |
|
Bonds non-CHF |
1'470 | -39.3% |
|
Structured products and warrants |
89'393 | -33.9% |
|
TOTAL |
8'814'521 | -49.3% |
|
Number of newly listed products |
Change versus previous month |
|
|
Bonds CHF |
44 | 131.6% |
|
Structured products and warrants |
5'277 | -48.1% |
*Contains domestic & foreign shares, investment funds, sponsored funds, ETSFs and ETPs
|
Index |
Month-end reading |
Change versus end of previous month |
Change since end of 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SMI® PR |
9'629.4 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
|
SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR |
1'409.8 | 3.6% | -13.7% |
|
SMIM® PR |
2'300.3 | 4.6% | -16.9% |
|
SPI® TR |
11'905.9 | 5.2% | -7.3% |
|
SPI EXTRA® TR |
4'014.8 | 6.2% | -13.5% |
|
SXI LIFE SCIENCES® TR |
5'361.2 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
|
SXI Bio+Medtech® TR |
4'617.5 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
|
SBI® AAA-BBB Total Return |
139.6 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
