The All Ordinaries (XAO) (colloquially known as the All Ords; also known as the All Ordinaries Index, AOI) is the oldest

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of shares in Australia. Established in January 1980, it is made up of the share prices for 500 of the largest companies listed on the

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(ASX). The

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of the companies included in the All Ords index amounts to over 95% of the value of all shares listed on the ASX. The 3-letter exchange ticker in Australia for the All Ordinaries is "XAO". ASX indices are managed by

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History

When established, the All Ords had a base index of 500; this means that if the index is currently at 5000 points, the nominal value of stocks in the All Ords in

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s has increased tenfold since January 1980. On 3 April 2000, the All Ords was restructured to consist of the 500 largest companies by market capitalisation. This coincided with the introduction of new benchmark indices such as the S&P/ASX 200. The importance of the All Ords has been significantly lessened by the introduction of these new indices. * On 31 October 2007, the index was at 6,873.20, its highest value prior to the

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. * As of 22 January 2008, it had fallen to 5,222.0 points due to turmoil related to the

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, a 24% fall. * On 6 March 2009, it was at a low of 3,111.7 points, during a worldwide drop in stock values, 54% less than the 1 November 2007 high. * As of 14 September 2009, the index had rebounded to 4,568.5 points, representing a 46.8% increase from the 6 March 2009 low. * On 5 August 2011, the index fell to 4159 points, with a 4.6% fall in one day, the biggest fall since the subprime mortgage crisis. * On 13 February 2013, the index rose by 28.4 (0.59%) to 5,010.30, passing 5,000 for the first time since the

. * On 1 November 2017, the index rose to 6,005.50, passing 6,000 points for the first time since the

. * On 10 January 2020, the index closed above 7,000 points for the first time. * On 1 March 2024, the index closed above 8,000 points for the first time. * On 14 February 2025, the index achieved a record close of 8,825.10, following an all-time intra-day high of 8,882.70.

Annual returns

The following table shows the annual development of the All Ordinaries since 1963.

References

External links

ASX HomepageAll Ordinaries Share PricesAll Ordinaries page at Standard & Poor's

All Ordinaries Index Price & Chart

Reuters page for .AORD
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History

Annual returns

See also

References

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