A little bit about the ASX
The ASX, the Australian Securities Exchange, is the home of Australia’s Financial Markets. It was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange back in 2006.
ASX has an average daily turnover of A$4.6985 billion and a market cap of A$1.6 trillion with 2,200 listings, making it one of the top 10 exchange groups globally.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index
The Standard and Poor’s/ASX 200 (XJO) is the main stock index covering around 80% of the Australian market. The short code at Pepperstone AUS200. The ASX index posted a healthy recovery of +73% from the March low of 4402 to the high of 7632 in August 2021. We have since seen a decline of 10% as of 06/09/2022.