Six Group, the operator of Switzerland's national stock exchange, has seen profits jump 46.5% in 2012, buoyed by the sale of its stake in derivatives exchange Eurex last year.
The Zurich-based group said today it posted net profit of Sfr320.1m ($336.2m) last year, up from Sfr218.6m in 2011, thanks to the sale of its 50% stake in Eurex to Deutsche Börse. Operating revenues fell as a result of the loss of its Eurex revenues to Sfr1.14bn from Sfr1.26bn the previous year.