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 % |
-2.71 |
4.06 |
-2.60 |
11.90 |
3.35 |
-6.46 |
-0.37 |
8.79 |
-0.54 |
-7.64 |
-11.26 |
-3.83 |
| #Times LSE Stock Price Increased |
43 |
47 |
48 |
52 |
55 |
44 |
46 |
58 |
53 |
52 |
53 |
50 |
| #Times LSE Stock Price Unchanged |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times LSE Stock Price Decreased |
53 |
45 |
59 |
48 |
47 |
54 |
56 |
49 |
48 |
56 |
48 |
54 |
| 2009 % |
-7.50 |
24.37 |
-1.00 |
50.76 |
4.38 |
-10.96 |
9.78 |
36.96 |
-2.88 |
-14.88 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-3.67 |
1.73 |
-5.81 |
6.95 |
2.29 |
-11.87 |
4.41 |
5.50 |
-3.87 |
-14.87 |
-69.03 |
-17.21 |
| 2007 % |
-3.35 |
-5.34 |
0.94 |
4.30 |
0.00 |
-3.75 |
-13.76 |
4.10 |
6.22 |
-8.67 |
-5.97 |
-4.31 |
| 2006 % |
1.14 |
1.78 |
2.31 |
-3.69 |
11.42 |
-4.11 |
-3.67 |
4.00 |
-2.96 |
6.22 |
2.12 |
-3.56 |
| 2005 % |
-0.15 |
-2.23 |
-9.42 |
1.18 |
-1.33 |
-1.62 |
1.38 |
-6.63 |
0.78 |
-5.98 |
1.03 |
7.12 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15.53 |
-1.18 |