The exchanges sector experienced exceptional performance growth across the board in January to kick off the New Year, according to the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index.
Against a backdrop of ongoing merger and collaboration talks, with some exchanges experiencing an increase in trading volumes, many constituents of the Index saw their share price value achieve better results in January than they have seen in more than two years.
The Index*, which aims to reflect market sentiment and is a key indicator of the exchanges’ performance, saw a 10.5 per cent increase in January 2013.
Commenting on the Index which closed up at 25,104.42 on 31 January 2013, Herbie Skeete, Managing Director, Mondo Visione and Co-founder of the Index said:
“Are the tectonic plates shifting again in the world of exchanges or has the game of exchange musical chairs started again with the players anxious not to be left without a chair when the music stops?
“It is too early to tell, but NYSE Euronext linking up with IntercontinentalExchange, and HKEx acquiring the London Metal Exchange and many other significant deals working their way through, has certainly generated market talk of significant exchanges trying to expand through M&A strategies and even talk of some going private,” he says.
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index best performer by capital returns in US dollars was Dubai Financial Market with a 25.5 per cent increase in share price from 31 December 2012 to 31 January 2013. The next best performer was Greece’s Hellenic Exchanges SA with a 20 per cent increase over the same period.
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index worst performer by capital returns in US dollars was South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange with a 16.7 per cent decrease in share price from 31 December 2012 to 31 January 2013. This was followed by the Multi Commodity Exchange of India with a 0.7 per cent decrease over the same period.
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Monthly FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Performance (Capital Return, USD)
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January 2011 |
-0.1% |
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February 2011 |
1.4% |
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March 2011 |
-1.4% |
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April 2011 |
4.0% |
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May 2011 |
-3.2% |
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June 2011 |
-2.9% |
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July 2011 |
-2.5% |
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August 2011 |
-8.9% |
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September 2011 |
-12.4% |
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October 2011 |
13.5% |
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November 2011 |
-4.5% |
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December 2011 |
-3.8% |
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January 2012 |
5.8% |
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February 2012 |
11.1% |
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March 2012 |
-2.1% |
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April 2012 |
-5.7% |
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May 2012 |
-11.4% |
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June 2012 |
6.0% |
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July 2012 |
-0.5% |
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August 2012 |
1.1% |
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September 2012 |
4.8% |
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October 2012 |
1.5% |
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November 2012 |
-1.0% |
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December 2012 |
5.2% |
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January 2013 |
10.5% |
Notes to Editors
*The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index is compiled by FTSE Group from data based on the share price performance of listed exchanges and trading platforms.
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 24 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
- BM&F Bovespa
- Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA
- Bolsa y Mercado Espanoles
- Bursa de Valori Bucuresti SA
- Bursa Malaysia
- CBOE Holdings
- CME Group
- Deutsche Bourse
- Dubai Financial Market
- Hellenic Exchanges SA
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
- Intercontinental Exchange Inc
- Japan Exchange Group, Inc
- Johannesburg Stock Exchange Ltd
- London Stock Exchange
- Multi Commodity Exchange of India
- NASDAQ OMX Group
- New Zealand Exchange Ltd
- NYSE Euronext
- Philippine Stock Exchange
- Singapore Exchange Ltd
- TMX Group
- Warsaw Stock Exchange
About Mondo Visione
Mondo Visione is the leading source of insight and knowledge about the world’s exchanges and trading venues. Since 1991, Mondo Visione has provided those who operate and invest in the global markets with fast, reliable information, delivered in print and online. The company also organises conferences and events where market professionals can share ideas and experience with their peers, regulators, system providers, academics and journalists.
Mondo Visione publishes the industry-standard Handbook of World Stock, Derivative and Commodity Exchanges, which provides trading, settlement and organisational information for around 250 exchanges in over 100 countries. The handbook, which celebrated its 20th year of publication in 2010, is produced annually and is available in hardcopy and online.
World Exchanges: Global Industry Outlook and Investment Analysis is a quarterly investment analysis of the listed exchanges sector and 19 of the leading publicly-owned exchanges from around the world.
Mondo Visione also publishes Trading Places, a monthly digest of news and comment about the global exchange industry, and together with FTSE Group owns and publishes the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, which tracks the stock market performance of listed exchanges.
For further information please visit www.mondovisione.com
FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Monthly Analysis January 2013 Report
