Key figures SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland: Year 2010

Exchange traded funds saw the best year in their ten-year history: Turnover grew versus 2009 by 41.8% to CHF 71.7 billion, while the number of trades was up by as much as 50.0% to 696,579.  

The uptrend experienced by most indices remained intact in the year under review – although year-on-year performance was more modest than it was 12 months ago. The blue chip index SMI® stood at 6,436.0 points on 30 December (-1.7% on end-2009).
The SLI Swiss Leader Index® registered 1,017.3 points (+1.4%) and the broader based SPI® stood at 5,790.6 (+2.9%).

The performance of the indices tracking small and medium sized enterprises developed positively. The SMIM® Price was at 1,426.4 points (+14.8%) and the SPI EXTRA® Total Return even grew by 20.1% to 2,101.1 points as compared to 2009.  

A record number of 41,078 structured products and warrants have been admitted to trading  in 2010 (+38% versus the previous year). 306 new bonds have been listed on SIX Swiss Exchange during the same period (+28%).