In 2008, SIX Swiss Exchange, SWX Europe and Scoach Switzerland Ltd. recorded annual turnover of CHF 1,934 billion representing a 23.5% decline compared to the extremely heavy trading witnessed in 2007. In contrast the total of transactions rose to an all-time-high of 45,212,001 – a 27.9% increase versus the previous year. Bond turnover increased by 24.4% on an annual basis, with ETFs registering a full 36.8% gain. At 11:00am today, the blue chip SMI® index stood at 5561.1 points (-34.46% for the year), the SLI Swiss Leader Index® PR at 790.2 points (-39.04%), and the broadly based SPI® at 4583.6 points (-33.82%).
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