The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index was down by 13.9% this quarter as fears of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic sent global markets plummeting. All equity indices declined sharply in the quarter with the FTSE All World Index falling by 20.0%, the MSCI World was down 20.1% and the S&P 500 closing out its worst quarter since 2008 with a 20 percent loss. No market was spared in the contagion rout.
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index ended the month down by 11.5% at 53,300.82 points, down from 60,195.23 on 28 February 2020.
Herbie Skeete, Managing Director, Mondo Visione and Co-founder of the Index said:
"Global markets cratered as the world grappled with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. On the positive side the volatility experienced on all markets since the onset of the pandemic has created a trading boom, with soaring trading volumes across global exchanges."
Just three of the constituents of the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index were in positive territory in March. Croatia's Zagrebacka Burza dd was the best performer by capital returns in US dollars with an 6.3 per cent increase in share price from 28 February 2020 to 31 March 2020. The next two best performers were Singapore Exchange with a 6.1 per cent increase and Japan Exchange Group with a 4.9 per cent increase over the same period.
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index worst performer in March by capital returns in US dollars was India's BSE with a 37.5 per cent decrease in share price from 28 February 2020 to 31 March 2020. The next two worst performers at the bottom of the table were Dubai Financial Market. with a 36.6 per cent decrease and Brazil's B3 with a 34.9 per cent decrease over the same period.
The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index fell by 13.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as opposed to a rise of 3.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a rise of 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2019.
In Q1 2020, the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index best performer by capital returns in US dollars was the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange with a 0.1 per cent increase in share price from 1 January to 31 March 2020. The next two best performers were Japan Exchange Group with a 0.6 per cent decrease and Singapore Exchange with a 2.0 per cent decrease.
In Q1 2020, the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index worst performer by capital returns in US dollars was India's BSE with a 44.2 per cent decrease in share price from 1 January to 31 March 2020. The next two worst performers at the bottom of the table were Dubai Financial Market with a 42.5 per cent decrease and Brazil's B3 with a 35.2 per cent decrease.
Click here to download March's performance report, including the quarterly analysis.
Monthly FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Performance (Capital Return, USD)
|
July 2014 |
3.1% |
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August 2014 |
2.3% |
|
September 2014 |
-3.6% |
|
October 2014 |
2.8% |
|
November 2014 |
2.5% |
|
December 2014 |
-0.5% |
|
January 2015 |
-1.0% |
|
February 2015 |
8.5% |
|
March 2015 |
0.0% |
|
April 2015 |
10.7% |
|
May 2015 |
0.1% |
|
June 2015 |
-3.2% |
|
July 2015 |
-2.7% |
|
August 2015 |
-5.3% |
|
September 2015 |
-2.1% |
|
October 2015 |
7.6% |
|
November 2015 |
0.4% |
|
December 2015 |
-2.2% |
|
January 2016 |
-4,7% |
|
February 2016 |
-0.7% |
|
March 2016 |
6.7% |
|
April 2016 |
0.4% |
|
May 2016 |
1.8% |
|
June 2016 |
-2.2% |
|
July 2016 |
5.3% |
|
August 2016 |
2.3% |
|
September 2016 |
-1.6% |
|
October 2016 |
-1.6% |
|
November 2016 |
2.1% |
|
December 2016 |
0.1% |
|
January 2017 |
6.0% |
|
February 2017 |
-0.8% |
|
March 2017 |
1.4% |
|
April 2017 |
0.8% |
|
May 2017 |
1.6% |
|
June 2017 |
5.6% |
|
July 2017 |
2.7% |
|
August 2017 |
0.3% |
|
September 2017 |
3.6% |
|
October 2017 |
-0.7% |
|
November 2017 |
6.4% |
|
December 2017 |
-0.7% |
|
January 2018 |
10% |
|
February 2018 |
-0.5% |
|
March 2018 |
-1.6% |
|
April 2018 |
-1.0% |
|
May 2018 |
-1.5% |
|
June 2018 |
-0.8% |
|
July 2018 |
-0.7% |
|
August 2018 |
2.4% |
|
September 2018 |
-1.7% |
|
October 2018 |
1.0% |
|
November 2018 |
3.1% |
|
December 2018 |
-4.2% |
|
January 2019 |
5.4% |
|
February 2019 |
1.7% |
|
March 2019 |
-2.6% |
|
April 2019 |
4.6% |
|
May 2019 |
1.5% |
|
June 2019 |
4.3% |
|
July 2019 |
2.2% |
|
August 2019 |
3.7% |
|
September 2019 |
-0.8% |
|
October 2019 |
2.0% |
|
November 2019 |
-0.5% |
|
December 2019 |
1.6% |
|
January 2020 |
5.0% |
|
February 2020 |
-7.4% |
|
March 2020 |
-11.5% |
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
- B3 SA
- Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA
- Bolsa y Mercado Espanoles
- BSE
- Bulgarian Stock Exchange
- Bursa de Valori Bucuresti SA
- Bursa Malaysia
- Cboe Global Markets
- CME Group
- Deutsche Bourse
- Dubai Financial Market
- Euronext
- Hellenic Exchanges SA
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
- Intercontinental Exchange 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
- Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
- TMX Group
- Warsaw Stock Exchange
- Zagreb Stock Exchange
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.
