The month of January saw a partial recovery in share market values, with the All Ordinaries index gaining by 4.0% to close the month at 5,937.3 points. This is the first month of positive Australian share market returns since August last year.
The Australian Dollar gained by 3.1% in the month of January, with 1 Australian Dollar buying 72.71 US cents as at the end of the month. The Reserve Bank of Australia board did not meet in January.