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 % |
5.96 |
0.75 |
0.15 |
3.51 |
2.54 |
-12.91 |
-5.97 |
1.12 |
0.59 |
-0.79 |
51.66 |
-5.26 |
| #Times OMX Stock Price Increased |
45 |
42 |
39 |
39 |
46 |
28 |
33 |
39 |
30 |
30 |
39 |
37 |
| #Times OMX Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times OMX Stock Price Decreased |
35 |
34 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
56 |
50 |
51 |
30 |
35 |
45 |
46 |
| 2008 % |
19.88 |
-14.11 |
-10.00 |
-4.54 |
18.66 |
-35.88 |
-8.19 |
-4.07 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-2.73 |
7.48 |
1.62 |
-6.66 |
-8.77 |
-12.46 |
-16.33 |
8.03 |
-3.51 |
-7.64 |
-21.22 |
-17.12 |
| 2006 % |
12.66 |
2.66 |
2.86 |
28.27 |
6.80 |
-1.39 |
0.88 |
1.02 |
-1.89 |
16.79 |
-1.06 |
5.48 |
| 2005 % |
-5.95 |
6.98 |
6.11 |
-3.03 |
-6.55 |
-1.90 |
-0.23 |
-0.50 |
7.17 |
-11.52 |
4.14 |
-13.08 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
224.79 |
3.67 |