The SIX Swiss Exchange reports that in February, both the Swiss and Spanish main indices reached major milestones.
The Swiss blue chip SMI surpassed 14,000 points in the reporting month, and the IBEX 35 18,000 points. At the end of the month, the SMI reached 14,014 points, up 5.6 per cent, while the IBEX 35 reached 18,361 points, up 6.1 per cent since the start of 2026.
Combined trading turnover for the Swiss and Spanish markets surpassed CHF154.9 billion in February, a rise of 14.5 per cent over February 2025 and a 3.9 per cent increase compared to January. BME Exchange led the way as trading turnover in the Spanish market was up by 42.0 per cent when compared to February 2025 to reach EUR 55.3 bn. SIX Swiss Exchange reported growth of 5.8 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in overall turnover, with CHF104.4 billion traded across the month.
The best performing trading segment on SIX Swiss Exchange in February was equities in comparison to January, rising 6.6 per cent in trading turnover, and structured products in comparison to February 2025, increasing 35.4 per cent. ETFs and Fixed Income witnessed strong YOY growth as well at 11.5 per cent and 10.9 per cent.
The ETF segment also saw the largest month-on-month (MOM) increase on BME Exchange, surging 34.7 per cent from January and 28.2 per cent compared to February 2025. The strongest YOY turnover increase was recorded in fixed income, with growth of 49.0 per cent. Stock Futures saw significant trading activity on BME MEFF, with turnover soaring 257.6 per cent over January.
Gregor Braun, Head Cash Market Sales, Exchanges, SIX, says: “February saw continued growth in overall trading turnover and transactions for SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange. ETFs performed particularly well on BME Exchange, and it’s great to see trading activity in the segment expanding not only in the Swiss market, but in Spain as well. On the primary markets side, February also warranted the first main market listing on BME Exchange, with Arteche Group moving from BME Growth.”
