Bats Global Markets was added to the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index on Monday June 20, just days before Britain voted to leave the EU.
Bats will likely establish a Eurozone legal entity, unless the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and access to the EU’s single market after Britain leaves the bloc quickly clears.
On the London Stock Exchange Group, Deutsche Boerse merger front the window for Deutsche Boerse shareholders to tender their shares in favour of the deal is July 12, with some shareholders said to be pressing for more favourable terms in the planned merger.
Location, location, location: Politicians and regulators in Germany are said to be applying pressure for the headquarters of the merged group to be in Frankfurt rather than London.
For the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, BM&F Bovespa was in June the best performer by capital returns in US dollars with a 27.1 per cent increase. Also in the top three were the JSE with a 17.6% rise and Moscow Exchange with a 6.4% rise.
FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index worst performer by capital returns in US dollars was Hellenic Exchanges with a 19 per cent decrease. Japan Exchange Group with a decline of 16.4% decrease was the second worst performer. The London Stock Exchange was third from the bottom with a 15% decline in the Brexit aftermath.
Commenting on the Index which closed at 34,510.71 on 30 June, 2016, Herbie Skeete, Managing Director, Mondo Visione and Co-founder of the Index said: “With the risk of political interference on the cards for the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse merger, one elegant solution could be the Hong Kong solution of ‘one country, two systems’ with two headquarters rather than just one. That said, the EU competition commission awaits. ”
1 Year Performance Chart Of The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index (USD Capital Return)
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Monthly FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Performance (Capital Return, USD)
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July 2014 |
3.1% |
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August 2014 |
2.3% |
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September 2014 |
-3.6% |
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October 2014 |
2.8% |
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November 2014 |
2.5% |
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December 2014 |
-0.5% |
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January 2015 |
-1.0% |
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February 2015 |
8.5% |
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March 2015 |
0.0% |
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April 2015 |
10.7% |
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May 2015 |
0.1% |
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June 2015 |
-3.2% |
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July 2015 |
-2.7% |
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August 2015 |
-5.3% |
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September 2015 |
-2.1% |
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October 2015 |
7.6% |
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November 2015 |
0.4% |
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December 2015 |
-2.2% |
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January 2016 |
-4,7% |
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February 2016 |
-0.7% |
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March 2016 |
6.7% |
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April 2016 |
0.4% |
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May 2016 |
1.8% |
| June 2016 | -2.2% |
About FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, a joint venture between FTSE Group and Mondo Visione, was established in 2000.
It is the first Index in the world to focus on listed exchanges and other trading venues. The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index compares performance of individual exchanges and trading platforms and provides a reliable barometer of the health and performance of the exchange sector.
It enables investors to track 28 publicly listed exchanges and trading floors and focuses attention of the market on this important sector.
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index includes all publicly traded stock exchanges and trading floors:
- Australian Securities Exchange Ltd
- Bats Global Markets
- BM&F Bovespa
- Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA
- Bolsa y Mercado Espanoles
- Bulgarian Stock Exchange
- Bursa de Valori Bucuresti SA
- Bursa Malaysia
- CBOE Holdings
- CME Group
- Deutsche Bourse
- Dubai Financial Market
- Euronext
- Hellenic Exchanges SA
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
- IntercontinentalExchange Inc
- Japan Exchange Group, Inc
- Johannesburg Stock Exchange Ltd
- London Stock Exchange Group
- Moscow Exchange
- Multi Commodity Exchange of India
- Nairobi Securities Exchange
- Nasdaq
- New Zealand Exchange Ltd
- Philippine Stock Exchange
- Singapore Exchange Ltd
- TMX Group
- Warsaw Stock Exchange
