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In April 2008, collective turnover on the SWX Swiss Exchange, SWX Europe and Scoach Switzerland Ltd. amounted to CHF 168 billion, representing a 2.6 % decline versus the previous month. In contrast, turnover in international bonds increased by 48.66 %. Compared with April 2007, ETFs recorded a 48.2 % gain in turnover, while bonds did even better by recording a 62.1 % surge. The number of trades during the month reached a total of 3,674,757. On a monthly basis, the share indices were generally back on an upward path. The blue chip SMI® index closed out April at 7,529.0 points, 4.22 % higher than at the end of March. The more broadly based SPI® went out at 6,294.7, a gain of 5.59 %.
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