SIX Reports a Dip in Trading Turnover during May 2021

The Switzerland Stock Exchange (SIX), released its trading numbers yesterday for May 2021. The exchange reported a drop in the trading turnover for the last month as the number reached CHF 93.5 billion, which is down by 14.8% compared to April 2021.

Additionally, the total number of transactions dipped significantly during the last month. According to the official press release, SIX saw a total of 4,554,218 transactions in May 2021, which is a drop of nearly 11.5% compared to the previous month.

The exchange saw the highest single-day trading volume on 27 May. Approximately 292,500 trades were executed on 4 May, which was the highest level in the last month. NESTLE remained the most popular stock with a trading turnover of CHF 7 billion for May 2021.

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In April 2021, SIX reported a slowdown in trading volume as the total trading turnover touched 109.8 billion, which is a drop of 26% compared to March 2021.

Cryptocurrency Offerings

SIX has gained popularity in the cryptocurrency market since the start of 2021. Leading crypto ETP issuers from different parts of the world joined the exchange to launch their products related to digital assets. In January 2021, a London-based financial services company, ETC Group joined SIX to list a Bitcoin Bitcoin While some may still be wondering what is Bitcoin, who created Bitcoin, or how does Bitcoin work, one thing is certain: Bitcoin has changed the world.No one can remain indifferent to this revolutionary, decentralized, digital asset nor to its blockchain technology.In fact, we’ve gone a long way ever since a Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz made BTC’s first official commercial transaction with a real company by trading 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas at his local Papa John’s.One could now argue that While some may still be wondering what is Bitcoin, who created Bitcoin, or how does Bitcoin work, one thing is certain: Bitcoin has changed the world.No one can remain indifferent to this revolutionary, decentralized, digital asset nor to its blockchain technology.In fact, we’ve gone a long way ever since a Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz made BTC’s first official commercial transaction with a real company by trading 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas at his local Papa John’s.One could now argue that Read this Term exchange-traded product (ETP) with a primary ticker symbol of BTCE. CoinShares, one of the leading digital asset managers, launched a Bitcoin ETP on SIX earlier this year.

In April 2021, SEBA Bank, one of the most popular financial companies in Switzerland, became the latest firm to join the Switzerland Stock Exchange as a crypto ETP issuer.