Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.
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| Returns |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg. Returns % |
6.06 |
-7.94 |
5.95 |
-3.48 |
4.30 |
-5.19 |
4.16 |
-8.20 |
-1.53 |
-4.25 |
10.72 |
8.10 |
| #Times AU Stock Price Increased |
43 |
34 |
42 |
42 |
40 |
39 |
41 |
34 |
40 |
44 |
45 |
42 |
| #Times AU Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times AU Stock Price Decreased |
38 |
43 |
43 |
40 |
44 |
47 |
44 |
52 |
41 |
45 |
37 |
41 |
| 2009 % |
3.54 |
3.97 |
23.23 |
-16.20 |
37.44 |
-13.46 |
7.02 |
-1.98 |
6.09 |
-7.89 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-3.15 |
-12.87 |
-6.73 |
1.29 |
1.58 |
-2.06 |
-2.85 |
-18.34 |
-14.18 |
-20.99 |
16.99 |
29.79 |
| 2007 % |
-0.18 |
-6.08 |
1.02 |
-0.03 |
-6.38 |
-9.34 |
11.48 |
-7.41 |
20.14 |
-0.93 |
4.99 |
-12.21 |
| 2006 % |
24.02 |
-16.76 |
6.28 |
1.03 |
-15.44 |
4.09 |
0.98 |
-5.05 |
-18.18 |
12.80 |
13.27 |
-2.33 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.62 |
17.15 |