SIX Swiss Exchange today published the latest edition of its "Bonds Quarterly Statistics[pdf]". The CHF Bonds segment showed a turnover of CHF 26.8 billion in the third quarter, a decrease of 24% compared to the previous quarter, and a 20% decrease year on year. The strongest sector in terms of turnover, financials, fell by 20%, as did the government sector which decreased by 36%. More positively, the consumer goods sector increased by 16% to CHF 260 million. In the segment of Non-CHF Bonds, the third quarter turned over EUR 5.5 billion, representing no change to the previous quarter but a 60% increase compared to the third quarter of 2015.
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