B1G Numbers April 2024: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

Trading turnover in April 2024 totalled CHF 91.7bn, 18.3% more than in April 2023. YTD turnover amounts to CHF 436.6 bn, an increase of 15.5%. Around 4.3 million transactions were carried out on the Swiss stock exchange in April, which corresponds to an increase of 23.6% compared to April 2023.

The SMI fell by 4% to 11,260.9 points in April. The index oscillated between 11,693 points at the beginning of the month and a low of 11,127 points in the middle of the month. Since the beginning of the year, the increase has thus shrunk to 1.1%. 

The ETF market is performing very well, with trading turnover of CHF 5.9 bn in April, an increase of 7.7% on the previous month and a YTD increase of 13.6%. With over 200,000 transactions in April, 13% more than in the previous month, we may expect a new record this year. 

In the video below, André Buck, Global Head Sales & Relationship Management at SIX Swiss Exchange, talks you through the highlights of April 2024, including a new turnover record for Quote on Demand. 

Detailed statistics on turnover and transaction volumes per segment compared with the previous month and previous year, on newly listed products and on the development of the most important indices can be found in the media releases of SIX.

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The B1G Numbers videos provide transparency for the the market and wider public. This includes the development of trading volumes, the number of trades and the performance our blue chip index SMI, among other highlights. The B1G Numbers are presented by André Buck, Global Head Sales & Relationship Management. Discover previous editions