SIX Monthly Trading Turnover Hits CHF 113.7 Billion in June 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX), Europe’s 3rd biggest stock exchange, has reported its trading figures for June 2021, showing a significant jump in its total trading turnover.

Specifically, trading turnover on SIX reached CHF 113.7 billion in June, representing a 21.1% rise compared to the previous month, while the number of transactions increased by 5.1% to a total of 4,786,124. Since the beginning of 2021, trading turnover on the Swiss exchange reached CHF 694.5 billion with a total of 33,654,356 transactions.

According to the report, the highest turnover on a single trading day was recorded on 18 June, which saw securities worth a total volume of CHF 12.2 billion changing hands. The highest number of trades was also recorded on 18 June, with 311,612. The stock that generated the highest turnover in June was ROCHE GS with CHF 11.4 billion; it was also the most traded stock with 325,876 transactions.

In June, products with crypto currencies as underlyings reached a trading turnover of CHF 377.3 million with 20,602 trades. In the first half of the year, trading turnover in crypto products amounts to around CHF 5.0 billion with 173,638 trades. This means that the first half of the year exceeds the trading turnover of the entire previous year by 216%. A total of 129 products on cryptocurrencies recorded trading turnover in the first half of the year. The most traded product is ZXBTAV, a structured product on Bitcoin with CHF 575 million. An ETP generated the most trades: AETH with 17,374.

Since the beginning of the year, issuers launched 62 crypto products on the Swiss stock exchange. These include premieres such as the world's first ETPs on Cardano, Stellar, Polkadot and Solana. In total, it is possible to invest in 11 different crypto currencies via structured products and ETPs on the Swiss stock exchange, a unique selection on regulated exchanges.

Last month, following the report of a dim trading turnover of CHF 93.5 billion​ for May​ 2021, SIX announced its plan​ to consolidate Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the Group's Spanish stock exchange subsidiary, and its primary Swiss platform to improve both markets for the benefit of all stakeholders.