In 2010, turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland came to CHF 1,190.5 billion. This represents an increase of 5.2% over 2009. The number of trades was up year-on-year by 0.5% to 34,962,957.
Exchange traded funds saw the best year in their ten-year history: Turnover grew versus 2009 by 41.7% to CHF 71.6 billion, while the number of trades was up by as much as 49.8% to 695,837.
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 6524.7 points at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 30 (-0.3% on end-2009). The SLI Swiss Leader Index® registered 1,029 points (+2.6%) and the broader based SPI® stood at 5,861.6 (+4.2%).
The performance of the indices tracking small and medium sized enterprises developed positively. The SMIM® Price Index was at 1,439.4 points (+15.9%) and the SPI EXTRA® Total Return Index even grew by 20.8% to 2,113.9 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%).
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