In August 2008 the SWX Swiss Exchange, SWX Europe and Scoach Switzerland had a combined turnover of 114.2 billion francs, down 31.5 % against the previous month. In the month under review, the total number of transactions was 2,958,615. For the most part, the equity indices have advanced in a monthly comparison. The SMI® blue-chip index, for example, ended the month at 7,238.7 points, up 1.37 % against July 2008; the more broadly based SPI® closed at 6,061.8 points, up 1.63 %.
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