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In the first half of 2013, a total of 17,817,289 transactions – a daily average of 146,043 – were conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. This constitutes a year-on-year increase of 6.4%. There were 16,573,448 trades in the equities including funds + ETPs segment, equating to a rise of 6.5%. The ETF segment also posted strong growth. There were 505,917 transactions in this segment in total, 26.9% more than in the corresponding period last year.
In the first half of 2013, trading turnover across all securities rose by 12.4% overall to CHF 540.0 billion. This equates to an average daily turnover of around CHF 4.4 billion. Turnover figures in the equities including funds + ETPs (+18.3%), ETFs (+30.1%) and structured products and warrants (+6.5%) segments were the main contributors to this increase. However, there were fewer trades in the CHF bonds segment, which saw turnover drop by 12.8% to CHF 85.4 billion.
A total of 3,089,714 trades were conducted in June with a volume of CHF 93.6 billion. While the number of trades was stable versus the previous month (0.0%), turnover was up substantially, by 6.9%. The situation was similar in the equities including funds + ETPs segment: at 2,877,051 transactions, the previous month´s total was almost matched (-0.1%), while turnover was up considerably, by 6.3% to CHF 66.0 billion. Trading turnover in ETFs rose by 12.8% to CHF 9.5 billion, with the number of trades increasing by 4.7% to 88,298. In structured products and warrants, turnover was down 16.5% to CHF 3.2 billion. Furthermore, trades fell by 10.9% to 74,234. Transactions in CHF bonds increased by 17.2% to 48,718, with turnover rising to CHF 14.8 billion (+12.4%).
A total of 37 new CHF bond issues (+68.2%) and 4,388 new structured products and warrants (+9.5%) were admitted to trading in June. In all, this means that 172 new CHF bonds (-6.5%) and 24,562 new structured products and warrants (-0.8%) have been listed since the start of the year.
The trend in equity indices was weaker month-on-month: the blue chip SMI® index closed the month at 7,683.0 points (-3.3% compared with the prior month, +12.6% versus end-2012), the SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR came in at 1,157,4 points (-4.0% month-on-month, +11.6% versus end-2012) and the broader based SPI® stood at 7,247.6 points (-3.3% versus the previous month, +15.2% compared with end-2012).
Key Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: June 2013/H1 2013
More detailed information is available in the statistical monthly report at: http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/statistics/monthly_data/overview/2013_en.html
Equity Liquidity Matrix (ELM): http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/statistics/elm_en.html
Intraday Activity: http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/statistics/intraday_activity_en.html
