FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Up By 6.0% In January - BSE Joins FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index

Shares in the world’s largest exchange operating groups rose by 6% in January, against volatility triggered by global political and economic uncertainty. President Donald Trump’s policy changes together with the ongoing Brexit saga and the forthcoming French presidential vote look set to keep driving activity.

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, which tracks shares of 28 of the world’s largest public exchange operators, acts as a measure of market sentiment and exchange performance.

Commenting on the Index which closed up at 39,010.58 on 31 January 2017, Herbie Skeete, Managing Director, Mondo Visione and Co-founder of the Index said:

"January has seen a boost in the share values of listed exchanges with almost all of the dominant players experiencing strong rallies.

Deutsche Boerse and London Stock Exchange Group with increases of 12.6% and 10.8% respectively were the third and fourth best performers this month amid growing confidence that the planned merger between the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse, will succeed.

The two exchanges have offered concessions in derivatives clearing to get the green light from the European Commission for the planned merger."

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index best performer by capital returns in US dollars was Warsaw Stock Exchange with a 16.6 per cent increase in share price from 31 December 2016 to 31 January 2017. The next best performer was BM&FBovespa with a 16 per cent increase over the same period.

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index worst performer by capital returns in US dollars was the Nairobi Stock Exchange with a 15.4 per cent decrease in share price from 31 December 2016 to 31 January 2017. This was followed by the Multi Commodity Exchange of India with a 7.4 per cent decrease over the same period.

Shares of India's second-biggest stock exchange, BSE, jumped by 49 percent on their market debut on 3 February, after the exchange raised about USD185 million in an initial public offering that had been heavily over-subscribed.

BSE joined the Index on Friday 10 February becoming the 29th component of the index.

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)

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 29 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
• BSE
• 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