In the first half of 2013, a total of 17,817,289 transactions – a daily average of 146,043 – were conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. This constitutes a year-on-year increase of 6.4%. There were 16,573,448 trades in the equities including funds + ETPs segment, equating to a rise of 6.5%. The ETF segment also posted strong growth. There were 505,917 transactions in this segment in total, 26.9% more than in the corresponding period last year….
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Total transaction volumes for all securities rose 11.3% to CHF 446.3 billion between 1 January and end May 2013. The rise was mainly driven by increased turnover in the equities segment including funds and ETPs – up 16.9% – and the ETF segment (up 25.8%). Sales of CHF bonds recorded a marked decline year-on-year, falling 11.7% to CHF 70.6 billion.
A total of 3,089,779 securities transactions were executed in May (down 2.1% month-on-month), generating turnover of CHF 87.6 billion (-6.5%). Transactions involving equities, funds and ETPs also slipped 1.9% against April to 2,879,182. Turnover on ETF transactions dropped 10.6% to CHF 8.4 billion, whilst total transactions were down 13.4% at 84,302. Turnover on structured products and warrants advanced a healthy 45.8% to CHF 3.8 billion. Total transactions rose slightly, up 0.3% at 83,262. The number of CHF bond transactions increased 7.3% to 41,560, with turnover up 20.5% at CHF 13.1 billion.
Twenty-two new CHF bonds (-37.1%) and 4,009 new structured products and warrants (-11.8%) were approved for trading in May, bringing the total number of new products listed in 2013 to 135 new CHF bonds (down 11.8%) and 20,174 new structured products and warrants (-4.1%).
The old trader’s proverb “sell in May and go away” did not hold true in May 2013. Equity indices trended higher month-on-month: the blue chip SMI® index closed the month at 7,947 points (+0.5%; +16.5% against end-2012), whilst the SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR came in at 1,205.5 points (+1.6%; +16.2% against end- 2012) and the broader-based SPI® closed at 7,495.1 points (+1%; +19.2% against end-2012).
Source: SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland – ETFWorld.co.uk
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