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 % |
-1.41 |
0.55 |
0.54 |
6.37 |
-1.11 |
1.29 |
2.02 |
-1.92 |
2.20 |
2.09 |
-0.02 |
1.50 |
| #Times BP Stock Price Increased |
50 |
53 |
60 |
63 |
55 |
57 |
55 |
52 |
55 |
57 |
51 |
59 |
| #Times BP Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times BP Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
43 |
49 |
40 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
59 |
47 |
52 |
52 |
45 |
| 2008 % |
-12.85 |
1.74 |
-6.50 |
20.02 |
-0.04 |
-4.36 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-5.34 |
-3.09 |
5.22 |
3.97 |
-0.45 |
7.66 |
-3.79 |
-2.93 |
2.95 |
12.46 |
-6.72 |
0.59 |
| 2006 % |
12.60 |
-8.14 |
3.79 |
6.93 |
-4.09 |
-1.53 |
4.18 |
-6.15 |
-3.62 |
2.32 |
1.46 |
-1.43 |
| 2005 % |
2.09 |
8.89 |
-3.87 |
-2.39 |
-1.14 |
3.62 |
5.61 |
3.79 |
3.61 |
-6.23 |
-0.88 |
-2.45 |
| 2004 % |
-3.54 |
3.36 |
4.07 |
3.32 |
0.19 |
1.08 |
5.21 |
-4.71 |
7.13 |
1.25 |
5.32 |
-4.80 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-1.11 |
0.41 |
0.91 |
0.67 |
0.73 |
15.60 |