The main stock market index in Australia (ASX200) decreased 241 points or 2.95% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Australia. Australia Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The S&P/ASX 200 index, the most prominent index of stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), lost over one fifth of its value between the end of February and the end of March 2020, owing to the economic impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has since recovered, and surpassed its pre-corona level in April 2021. Despite fluctuations, it reached its highest value in January 2025 at 8532.3 during this period.The S&P/ASX 200 index is considered the benchmark index for the Australian share market and contains the 200 largest companies listed on the ASX.

The main stock market index in Australia (ASX200) decreased 341 points or 4.18% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Australia. Australia Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The average value of daily trades on Australian equity markets jumped sharply in the first quarter of 2020, increasing from around 6.5 billion Australian dollars in the previous quarter to over 9.4 billion Australian dollars. While this spike was likely due to the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, values did not return back to their trend value for the previous two years. While the quarterly average between Q1 2017 and Q4 2019 was around 6.4 billion U.S. dollars, the average between the first quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2024 was over eight billion Australian dollars. In general, between 80 and 85 percent of these the total values traded was on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with the remainder being on the Chi-X Australia platform, which is operated by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

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Between January 2010 and May 2024, the total market capitalization of domestic companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) grew from 1.32 trillion Australian dollars to 2.67 trillion Australian dollars. While the overall trend was upward, the growth curve was far from linear. The two most notable periods of decline were from March to September 2011, and the crash of March 2020 caused by the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data was reported at 8,007.800 Point in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,363.800 Point for Jan 2025. Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data is updated monthly, averaging 4,663.800 Point from Mar 1993 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 384 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,363.800 Point in Jan 2025 and a record low of 1,607.900 Point in Apr 1993. Australia ASX Index: S&P/ASX 50 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices. The S&P/ASX 50 Index (XFL) comprises the 50 largest stocks by market capitalisation in Australia. The constituent companies represent the biggest national and multi-national publicly listed companies in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 50 index places an emphasis on liquidity and investability. The constituents of the index are reviewed quarterly using the previous six months data. The index forms the basis for the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

While the average number of daily trades on Australian equity markets has generally increased since 2017, this growth has not been linear. From an average of 1.4 million trades per day in the first quarter of 2017, this figure had increased to two million trades per day by the first quarter of 2024. For all periods reported, between 70 and 75 percent of these trades were on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), with the remainder being on the Chi-X Australia platform, which is operated by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

Australia ASX Index: Materials data was reported at 16,241.100 Point in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,773.200 Point for Jan 2025. Australia ASX Index: Materials data is updated monthly, averaging 10,910.700 Point from Apr 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 275 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,490.200 Point in Dec 2023 and a record low of 3,989.600 Point in Sep 2002. Australia ASX Index: Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices. The Materials Index (XMJ) encompasses a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included in this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products and related packaging products, and metals, minerals and mining companies, including producers of steel.

Australia Stocks Traded: Turnover Ratio of Domestic Shares data was reported at 64.880 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.596 % for 2021. Australia Stocks Traded: Turnover Ratio of Domestic Shares data is updated yearly, averaging 54.116 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2022, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.791 % in 2008 and a record low of 5.149 % in 1979. Australia Stocks Traded: Turnover Ratio of Domestic Shares data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Financial Sector. Turnover ratio is the value of domestic shares traded divided by their market capitalization. The value is annualized by multiplying the monthly average by 12.;World Federation of Exchanges database.;Weighted average;Stock market data were previously sourced from Standard & Poor's until they discontinued their 'Global Stock Markets Factbook' and database in April 2013. Time series have been replaced in December 2015 with data from the World Federation of Exchanges and may differ from the previous S&P definitions and methodology.

Australian Securities Exchange reported AUD321.6M in EBIT for its fiscal semester ending in December of 2024. Data for Australian Securities Exchange | ASX - Ebit including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last March in 2025.

In May 2024, over six million options were traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). This is above the monthly average of around 5.5 million recorded since January 2020, and an increase from the 5.18 million recorded in the previous month. However, The ASX options market is much lower than the volume of futures traded on the ASX. Options and futures are similar in that they are both financial derivatives that provide an investor the ability to buy (or sell) a financial asset for an agreed price at a certain point in time, but they differ in that futures require that the transaction take place, whereas options do not. Options and the coronavirus pandemic Coinciding with the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the volume of options traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) spiked in March 2020. It is notable that the spike in terms of the value of options traded was much greater than in terms of volume. It is also notable that the majority of the spike in this month came from call options - which enable the option holder to purchase a financial instrument (like shares) for an agreed price at a date in the future. By contrast, put options enable holders to sell a financial instrument at an agreed value in the future. This suggests that the increased value for this month was driven by investors trying to capitalize on the pandemic by locking in lower prices for the future, with the (correct) assumption that prices would rise again in the following months. How is the value of derivatives calculated? Calculating the value of derivatives is different to an item like shares, in that derivatives contracts do not include the underlying asset price. Both options and futures are contracts which provide the ability to purchase a financial asset in the future for an agreed price – meaning the purchase of the contract does not include the purchasing of the asset itself. Generally, the ‘notional value’ is used to calculate the value of derivatives – which includes both the cost of the contract itself as well as the underlying asset. Note how options do not require the transaction take place, but yet the value of transaction is included. This one reason behind why, for example, banks in the U.S. and banks in the UK can hold derivates that are well above the national gross domestic product of their respective countries.

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Australia ASX Index: Industrials data was reported at 7,995.800 Point in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,905.000 Point for Jan 2025. Australia ASX Index: Industrials data is updated monthly, averaging 5,106.700 Point from Apr 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 275 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,995.800 Point in Feb 2025 and a record low of 2,341.200 Point in Feb 2009. Australia ASX Index: Industrials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices. The Industrials Index (XNJ) includes companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities: the manufacture and distribution of capital goods, including aerospace & defense, construction, engineering & building products, electrical equipment and industrial machinery; or, the provision of commercial services and supplies, including printing, employment, environmental and office services; or, the provision of transportation services, including airlines, couriers, marine, road & rail and transportation infrastructure.

Australia ASX Number of Listed Companies: Domestic data was reported at 1,890.000 Unit in Jun 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,893.000 Unit for May 2024. Australia ASX Number of Listed Companies: Domestic data is updated monthly, averaging 1,798.000 Unit from Apr 1989 (Median) to Jun 2024, with 423 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,026.000 Unit in Feb 2018 and a record low of 955.000 Unit in Oct 1991. Australia ASX Number of Listed Companies: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z003: Australian Stock Exchange: Number of Listed Company.

Australia ASX Index: Property Trusts data was reported at 1,676.400 01Jan1996=100 in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,798.400 01Jan1996=100 for Jan 2025. Australia ASX Index: Property Trusts data is updated monthly, averaging 1,409.400 01Jan1996=100 from Apr 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 275 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,523.100 01Jan1996=100 in May 2007 and a record low of 663.500 01Jan1996=100 in Mar 2009. Australia ASX Index: Property Trusts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices.

Australian Securities Exchange reported AUD13.6B in Current Assets for its fiscal semester ending in December of 2024. Data for Australian Securities Exchange | ASX - Current Assets including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last March in 2025.

Australia ASX Index: Consumer Staples data was reported at 12,021.600 Point in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,850.000 Point for Jan 2025. Australia ASX Index: Consumer Staples data is updated monthly, averaging 8,774.400 Point from Apr 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 275 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,241.500 Point in Aug 2021 and a record low of 3,979.800 Point in Feb 2003. Australia ASX Index: Consumer Staples data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Securities Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.Z001: Australian Stock Exchange: Indices. The Consumer Staples Index (XSJ) comprises companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages and tobacco and producers of non-durable household goods and personal products. It also includes food & drug retailing companies as well as hypermarkets and consumer super centers.