In January 2008, the SWX Swiss Exchange, virt-x and Scoach Switzerland Ltd. recorded a combined turnover of CHF 238 billion, representing a 65.5 % increase over the previous month and a 35.0 % percent gaine versus the comparable prior-year month.
This was attributable to a surge in ETF (+80.1 %) and international bond (+85.4 %) turnover compared to December 2007. An all-time high was recorded in the total number of transactions: 4,585,204.
The share indices generally retreated during the month. The blue chip SMI index closed out January at 7,670.4, which corresponds to a drop of 9.59 % versus December 2007. The broadly based SPI(R) closed at 6,234.2.