The ETF segment saw the highest trading turnover growth on SIX Swiss Exchange in October 2026, rising 24.5% over September and 17.7% in comparison to October 2025. BME also reported strong month-on-month (MOM) growth for ETFs, with trading turnover increasing 10.0%.
Securitized derivatives reported the strongest performance in the month on the Spanish market, with a rise of 20.5% from September and 46.8% in comparison to the same period in 2025. October also saw year-on-year (YOY) growth for equities trading turnover across both the Swiss and Spanish markets, up 5.8% and 7.8% respectively.
Overall trading turnover on SIX markets has reached CHF 1,570 bn for 2026 to date, which constitutes a 15.2% increase in comparison to the first ten months of 2025. Separately, SIX Swiss Exchange has reported a 9.9% year-to-date (YTD) increase in turnover with CHF 1,058 bn traded, while BME’s total turnover has risen by 29.9% to EUR 554.5 bn.
The Swiss blue chip index SMI rose 7.1% to reach a new record of 14,810.7 points at month-end; it also reached a new all-time intraday high on 29 October, at 14,861.5 points. The YTD performance currently stands at 11.6%.
The Spanish blue chip index IBEX 35 concluded the month at 18,653.0 points, down 4.0% from September but remaining positive for the year, up 7.8%.
On the primary markets, October saw Swiss cloud pioneer Infomaniak list on SIX Swiss Exchange with an opening price of CHF 56.0 per share and a market capitalization of approximately CHF 262.0 mn. The company listing represented the fifth in the main market in Switzerland in 2026 to date.