ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – August 2014

The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, remained flat in August 2014. This performance was in contrast to rises in some major markets, with the US up 3.8%, the UK up 1.3% and Germany up 0.7%. In other markets, Singapore was down 1.4%, Japan down 1.3% and Hong Kong down 0.1%.

Volatility measures for the Australian equity market remained below long-term averages during August:

• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.4% in August, up on the previous month (0.3%).
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) rose in August to an average of 12.2 (compared to 10.4 in July).

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