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March was another positive month for investment markets, with rising investor confidence as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out globally and low interest rates providing support for investment asset values. 

Investment markets consolidated recent gains in February with the All-Ordinaries index closing the month 1.0% higher at 6,940.6 points.  The Australian Dollar gained 0.8%, with 1 Australian Dollar buying 77.1 US cents.  

Investment markets were subdued in January with the All-Ordinaries index closing the month 0.3% higher at 6,870.9 points.  The Australian Dollar retreated marginally, with 1 Australian Dollar buying 76.5 US cents.  

December capped the end of a remarkable year, arguably one of the most volatile years for investment markets in memory with the COVID-19 pandemic, government and central bank stimulus measures, all rapidly changing the course of investment markets.

November was a month to relish for investment markets, with significant gains amid positive trial results for several COVID-19 vaccines, and a United States election result that delivered a new Democrat President, while the Republican party looks to retain a majority in the United States upper house.

The Australian share market managed to make a net gain in the month of October, however volatility increased late in the month, with further signs that COVID-19 is spreading unabated in the northern hemisphere, and political uncertainty with the United States election only a matter of days away. 

The Australian share market gave back its recent gains in September, with the All Ordinaries index closing the month 3.8% lower at 6,009.3 points.  The result was impacted by a poor last day of the month, with the market falling 1.8% on the 30th as the first United States presidential election debate unfolded.

It was a positive month for investment markets, with the All Ordinaries index closing the month 3.1% higher at 6,245.9 points.  The Australian share market followed the lead of global share markets despite the rising domestic Coronavirus cases.

Against the backdrop of a second wave of Coronavirus outbreak centred in Melbourne, the Australian share market finished the month of July flat, with the All Ordinaries index closing the month 0.9% higher at 6,058.3 points.

Investment markets were volatile in June, although we ended the month on a positive note.  The benchmark All Ordinaries index for the Australian share market gained by 2.2% in the month, closing June at 6,001.3 points.