SIX: ETF trading turnover rises sharply in October
Trading turnover on the SIX Swiss Exchange in the first 10 months totaled 1'058 billion Swiss francs. Compared with the same period last year, that is an increase of 9.9 percent, the company said on Tuesday.
Trading turnover in ETFs on the SIX Swiss Exchange rose by around 25 percent in October compared with the previous month. Compared with the same month last year, this represents an increase of 18 percent. This made the ETF segment the strongest-growing segment at the Swiss trading venue.
Swiss equity trading also developed positively: trading turnover in shares in October was 5.8 percent above the level of the same month last year.
The SMI rose 7.1 percent over the course of the month to a new record closing level of 14'810.7 points. On October 29, the benchmark index also reached a new all-time intraday high of 14'861.5 points. Since the start of the year, it has gained 11.6 percent.
On the primary market, Swiss cloud provider Infomaniak listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in October. The opening price was 56 francs per share, giving the company a market capitalization of around 262 million francs. It was the fifth IPO on the Swiss main market since the start of the year.
Strong growth at BME
The Madrid stock exchange (BME) has recorded an increase in trading volume of 29.9 percent since the start of the year to 554.5 billion euros. The cumulative trading turnover of the SIX exchanges therefore stands at 1'570 billion Swiss francs, up 15.2 percent compared with the first 10 months of 2025.
Structured products performed particularly strongly at BME in October: their trading turnover increased by almost 21 percent compared with September and by 47 percent compared with the same month last year.
ETF trading turnover on the Spanish market rose 10.0 percent month on month. Equity trading also posted growth: turnover was 7.8 percent above the October 2025 level.
The Spanish benchmark index IBEX 35 ended October at 18'653 points, 4.0 percent below the previous month. Since the start of the year, the index remains up 7.8 percent.









