Key figures SIX Swiss Exchange, SWX Europe And Scoach Switzerland - March 2009

In March 2009, total turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange, SWX Europe and Scoach Switzerland Ltd. amounted to CHF 111.1 billion, representing an 11.2 % increase versus the previous month. The number of executed trades stood at 3,576,961, (+13.5 %). Turnover for the entire first quarter of 2009 amounted to CHF 305.02 billion, 49.7 % lower than in the comparable prior-year quarter, while a total of 9,931,053 trades were executed since the start of the new year (-17.3 % versus Q1/2008). Gratifyingly, CHF bond trading recorded a significant month-onmonth increase - March 2009 turnover amounted to CHF 17.99 billion, a 17.7 % gain compared to the previous month. All share indices developed favorably, with the blue chip SMI® closing out March at 4,927.4 (+5.1 % for the month), the SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR at 691.4 (+4.0 %) and the broadly based SPI® at 4,137.4 (+5.3 %).

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