Trading turnover increased across SIX’s Swiss and Spanish exchanges in August, led by a sharp rise in Swiss exchange-traded fund (ETF) activity and continued strength in Spanish cash equities and benchmark index performance.

Combined trading turnover across SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange reached CHF125.9 billion ((US$155.8 billion) in August, an increase of 19.5% compared with the same month last year, according to trading data issued by the exchange group.  The Swiss market reported turnover of CHF87.3 billion (US$108.1 billion) during August The two markets recorded 6.97m transactions during the month, up 19.8% year-on-year, while year-to-date turnover totalled CHF1.25 trillion, representing growth o