Share prices on SIX Swiss Exchange rose strongly in the second half of the year in particular. The SMI blue chip index stood at 6‘822.4 points at the end of the year, closing at a record high since 2007; the same applies to the SLI Swiss Leader Index. The SBI Swiss Bond Index even ended the year at the highest recorded year-end value ever. In contrast, markedly less trading was conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. Overall, trading volumes fell by 23.1% to CHF 892.6 billion and the number of trades by 21.2% to 31,549,599. This is due to the economic and regulatory uncertainties, whose effects were not only observed throughout Europe but virtually around the world.
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