In September 2007 the SWX, virt-x and Scoach Switzerland Ltd had a total turnover of 181.5 billion francs, 20.9 % less than the month before. Turnover in the third quarter was 630.6 billion francs, 4.7 % less than the 661.8 billion francs of the previous quarter. In a quarterly comparison, only ETFs showed gains of 17.5 %. The turnover in equities and funds was 32.6 % higher than in September 2006; total turnover has risen by 28.1 %.
Since end-June 2007, the SMI® blue-chip index dropped by 3 % whereas the more broadly based SPI® is 3.35 % lower. On the other hand, since 2006 the SMI® has gained 1.68 % and the SPI® 4.81 %.
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